Branch

  • 11Branch — Branch, v. t. 1. To divide as into branches; to make subordinate division in. [1913 Webster] 2. To adorn with needlework representing branches, flowers, or twigs. [1913 Webster] The train whereof loose far behind her strayed, Branched with gold… …

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  • 12branch — (See post office branch) …

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  • 13branch — [n1] department annex, arm, bureau, category, chapter, classification, connection, dependency, derivative, division, extension, local, member, office, outpost, part, portion, section, subdivision, subsection, subsidiary, tributary, wing; concepts …

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  • 14branch — ► NOUN 1) a part of a tree which grows out from the trunk or a bough. 2) a river, road, or railway extending out from a main one. 3) a division of a large organization, group, etc. ► VERB 1) divide into or send out one or more branches. 2)… …

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  • 15Branch — (spr. Bräntsch), Grafschaft im südlichen Theile des Staates Michigan in den Vereinigten Staaten von NAmerika, an Indiana grenzend, 24 QM. groß, Boden fruchtbar, viel Wald, Eisenerz; von der Southern Eisenbahn durchschnitten; 1833 organisirt;… …

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  • 16Branch —   [engl.], Verzweigung …

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  • 17branch — n limb, bough, *shoot …

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  • 18branch|er — «BRAN chuhr, BRAHN », noun. a young hawk or other bird when it first leaves the nest and takes to the branches of trees …

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  • 19branch|y — «BRAN chee, BRAHN », adjective. 1. having many branches. 2. branching; ramifying …

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  • 20branch — branch1 [ bræntʃ ] noun count *** ▸ 1 part of tree ▸ 2 part of organization ▸ 3 part of area of study ▸ 4 part of family ▸ 5 part of river 1. ) a part of a tree that grows out of its TRUNK (=main stem) with leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on it …

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