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NECK |
Head support |
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PILLOW |
Head support |
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NECK AND NECK |
Head support and T-shirt opening are level |
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BOOTLEG |
No head of state to boost support for illicit alcohol |
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RECEPTACLE |
The dilated apex of a pedicel which serves as a common
support to a head of flowers. |
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FORESTAY |
A large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to
the bowsprit, to support the mast. See Illust. under Ship. |
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BOLSTER |
A long pillow or cushion, used to support the head of a
person lying on a bed; -- generally laid under the pillows. |
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CRUTCH |
A staff with a crosspiece at the head, to be placed under
the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in walking. |
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CROSSTREES |
Pieces of timber at a masthead, to which are
attached the upper shrouds. At the head of lower masts in large
vessels, they support a semicircular platform called the "top." |
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SHROUD |
A set of ropes serving as stays to support the masts. The
lower shrouds are secured to the sides of vessels by heavy iron bolts
and are passed around the head of the lower masts. |
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PAXWAX |
...adrupeds.
It connects the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the cervical
vertebrae, and helps to support the head. Called also paxywaxy an... |
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STAY |
A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being
extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part
of the vessel... |