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Umbrella

A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other elastic material, inserted, or fastened to, a rod or stick by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to allow of being opened and closed with ease. See Parasol.

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Comprehensive 84% connected

Including much; comprising many things; having a wide scope or a full view.

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Comprehensive 84% connected

Including much; comprising many things; having a wide scope or a full view.

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Canopy 76% connected

A covering fixed over a bed, dais, or the like, or carried on poles over an exalted personage or a sacred object, etc. chiefly as a mark of honor.

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Conjugation 76% connected

the act of uniting or combining; union; assemblage.

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Defence 76% connected

See Defense.

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Defense 76% connected

Alt. of Defence

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Jointure 76% connected

A joining; a joint.

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Unification 76% connected

The act of unifying, or the state of being unified.

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Union 76% connected

The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination.

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Uniting 76% connected

of Unite

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Gore 70% connected

Dirt; mud.

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Grip 70% connected

The griffin.

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Handle 70% connected

To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.

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Hold 70% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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Panel 70% connected

A sunken compartment with raised margins, molded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.

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Rib 70% connected

One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax.

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