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TOOKAFTER |
Resembled |
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TOOK AFTER |
Resembled (4,5) |
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DEACONESS |
One of an order of women whose duties resembled those of
deacons. |
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TRIPODIAN |
An ancient stringed instrument; -- so called because, in
form, it resembled the Delphic tripod. |
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REBEC |
An instrument formerly used which somewhat resembled the
violin, having three strings, and being played with a bow. |
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CHITTERLING |
The frill to the breast of a shirt, which when ironed
out resembled the small entrails. See Chitterlings. |
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SHAWM |
A wind instrument of music, formerly in use, supposed to
have resembled either the clarinet or the hautboy in form. |
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ORTHOPODA |
An extinct order of reptiles which stood erect on
the hind legs, and resembled birds in the structure of the feet,
pelvis, and other parts. |
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THERIODONTIA |
An extinct order of reptiles found in the Permian
and Triassic formations in South Africa. In some respects they
resembled carnivorous mammals. Called also Theromorpha. |
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HARMONIPHON |
An obsolete wind instrument with a keyboard, in which
the sound, which resembled the oboe, was produced by the vibration of
thin metallic plates, acted upon by blowing through a tube. |
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PALEOTHERIUM |
An extinct genus of herbivorous Tertiary mammals,
once supposed to have resembled the tapir in form, but now known to
have had a more slender form, with a long neck like that of a llama. |
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TESTUDO |
...ith their
shields or targets, by holding them over their heads when standing
close to each other. This cover resembled the back of a tortoise, a... |