An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the end of a railroad car.
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A girdle; a cincture.
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An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the end of a railroad car.
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A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a continent. Cf. Continent.
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A little zone, or girdle.
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To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.
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To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority.
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Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system
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One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass,…
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Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; sit…
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One of the grand districts or quarters into which any space or surface, as of the earth or the heavens, is conceived of as divided; hence, in general…
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To cause to become regular; to regulate.
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To adjust by rule, method, or established mode; to direct by rule or restriction; to subject to governing principles or laws.
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To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.
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A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored.
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The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction.
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Rigorous; stringent; harsh.
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Rigorous; stringent; harsh.
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Rigorous; stringent; harsh.
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The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom.
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A zone or band; a layer.
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