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Sunburst

A burst of sunlight.

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Breastpin 76% connected

A pin worn on the breast for a fastening, or for ornament; a brooch.

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Broach 76% connected

A spit.

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Brooch 76% connected

An ornament, in various forms, with a tongue, pin, or loop for attaching it to a garment; now worn at the breast by women; a breastpin. Formerly worn…

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Design 76% connected

To draw preliminary outline or main features of; to sketch for a pattern or model; to delineate; to trace out; to draw.

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Figure 76% connected

The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance.

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Pattern 76% connected

Anything proposed for imitation; an archetype; an exemplar; that which is to be, or is worthy to be, copied or imitated; as, a pattern of a machine.

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Sun 76% connected

See Sunn.

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Sunlight 76% connected

The light of the sun.

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Sunshine 76% connected

The light of the sun, or the place where it shines; the direct rays of the sun, the place where they fall, or the warmth and light which they give.

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