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APPENDAGE |
Attached part |
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FINGER |
A jointed body part attached to the hand |
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SHAREBEAM |
The part of the plow to which the share is attached. |
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GENA |
The part of the head to which the jaws of an insect are
attached. |
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BASE |
That part of an organ by which it is attached to another more
central organ. |
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SKEG |
The after part of the keel of a vessel, to which the rudder
is attached. |
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PLACENTA |
The part of a pistil or fruit to which the ovules or
seeds are attached. |
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STOCK |
The principal supporting part; the part in which others are
inserted, or to which they are attached. |
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SOLE |
A piece of timber attached to the lower part of the rudder,
to make it even with the false keel. |
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ATTACHE |
One attached to another person or thing, as a part of a
suite or staff. Specifically: One attached to an embassy. |
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TABLE |
To make board hems in the skirts and bottoms of (sails)
in order to strengthen them in the part attached to the boltrope. |
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EXTRINSIC |
Attached partly to an organ or limb and partly to some
other part/ -- said of certain groups of muscles. Opposed to intrinsic. |
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INSERTION |
The point or part by which a muscle or tendon is
attached to the part to be moved; -- in contradistinction to its
origin. |
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BEAM |
The main part of a plow, to which the handles and colter are
secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that
draw it. |
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CALIPEE |
A part of a turtle which is attached to the lower shell.
It contains a fatty and gelatinous substance of a light yellowish
color, much esteemed as a delicacy. |
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TUMBLER |
A piece attached to, or forming part of, the hammer of a
gunlock, upon which the mainspring acts and in which are the notches
for sear point to enter. |
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SCALP |
A part of the skin of the head, with the hair attached, cut
or torn off from an enemy by the Indian warriors of North America, as a
token of victory. |
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RING |
Specifically, a circular ornament of gold or other precious
material worn on the finger, or attached to the ear, the nose, or some
other part of the person; as, a wedding ring. |
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STEM |
Anything resembling a stem or stalk; as, the stem of a
tobacco pipe; the stem of a watch case, or that part to which the ring,
by which it is suspended, is attached. |
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TUCKER |
A narrow piece of linen or the like, folded across the
breast, or attached to the gown at the neck, forming a part of a
woman's dress in the 17th century and later. |
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INSERTED |
Situated upon, attached to, or growing out of, some part;
-- said especially of the parts of the flower; as, the calyx, corolla,
and stamens of many flowers are inserted upon the receptacle. |
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LIMBER |
The detachable fore part of a gun carriage, consisting of
two wheels, an axle, and a shaft to which the horses are attached. On
top is an ammunition box upon which the cannoneers sit. |
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BUTTON |
...fasten
together the different parts of dress, by being attached to one part,
and passing through a slit, called a buttonhole, in the other; -- u... |
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CURB |
That which curbs, restrains, or subdues; a check or
hindrance; esp., a chain or strap attached to the upper part of the
branches of a bit, and ... |
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HOLDBACK |
The projection or loop on the thill of a vehicle. to
which a strap of the harness is attached, to hold back a carriage when
going down hill, or... |