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DOCKS |
Piers |
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JETTIES |
Piers Black comes equal first |
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DONET |
Same as Donat. Piers Plowman. |
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PRACTISE |
Rehearse act in between broken piers |
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LUTE |
To sound, as a lute. Piers Plowman. Keats. |
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WANHOPE |
Want of hope; despair; also, faint or delusive hope;
delusion. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. |
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PASSUS |
A division or part; a canto; as, the passus of Piers
Plowman. See 2d Fit. |
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ENROCKMENT |
A mass of large stones thrown into water at random to
form bases of piers, breakwaters, etc. |
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STARLING |
A structure of piles driven round the piers of a bridge
for protection and support; -- called also sterling. |
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DOCK |
The slip or water way extending between two piers or
projecting wharves, for the reception of ships; -- sometimes including
the piers themselves; as, to be down on the dock. |
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COFFERDAM |
A water-tight inclosure, as of piles packed with clay,
from which the water is pumped to expose the bottom (of a river, etc.)
and permit the laying of foundations, building of piers, etc. |
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AISLE |
...the middle
part, called the nave, by a row of columns or piers, which support the
roof or an upper wall containing windows, called the clearstor... |
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ARCADE |
A series of arches with the columns or piers which support
them, the spandrels above, and other necessary appurtenances; sometimes
open, servin... |
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WICKET |
A small gate or door, especially one forming part of, or
placed near, a larger door or gate; a narrow opening or entrance cut in
or beside a do... |
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BAY |
... structure, as the part of a bridge between two piers. ... |
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SUMMER |
A large stone or beam placed horizontally on columns,
piers, posts, or the like, serving for various uses. Specifically: (a)
The lintel of a do... |