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  • 121Workman — Work man, n.; pl. {Workmen}. [AS. weorcmann.] [1913 Webster] 1. A man employed in labor, whether in tillage or manufactures; a worker. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, especially, a skillful artificer or laborer. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 122Workmen — Workman Work man, n.; pl. {Workmen}. [AS. weorcmann.] [1913 Webster] 1. A man employed in labor, whether in tillage or manufactures; a worker. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, especially, a skillful artificer or laborer. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 123Wright — Wright, n. [OE. wrighte, writhe, AS. wyrtha, fr. wyrcean to work. [root]145. See {Work}.] One who is engaged in a mechanical or manufacturing business; an artificer; a workman; a manufacturer; a mechanic; esp., a worker in wood; now chiefly used… …

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  • 124Xylocopa Virginica — Carpenter Car pen*ter, n. [OF. carpentier, F. charpentier, LL. carpentarius, fr. L. carpentum wagon, carriage.] An artificer who works in timber; a framer and builder of houses, ships, etc. Syn: {Carpenter}, {Joiner}. Usage: The carpenter frames… …

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  • 125artifice — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin artificium, from artific , artifex artificer, from Latin art , ars + facere Date: circa 1604 1. a. clever or artful skill ; ingenuity < believing that characters had to be created from within rather than&#8230; …

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  • 126Daedalus — constructs wings for his son, Icarus, after a Roman relief in the Villa Albani, Rome (Meyers Konversationslexikon, 1888). This article is about the mythological character. For other uses see Daedalus (disambiguation). In Greek mythology, Daedalus …

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  • 127Edgar Allan Poe — Infobox Writer name = Edgar Allan Poe caption = This daguerreotype of Poe was taken in 1848 when he was 39, a year before his death. birthdate = birth date|1809|1|19|mf=y birthplace = Boston, Massachusetts United States deathdate = death date and …

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  • 128Iron — Fe redirects here. For other uses, see Fe (disambiguation). This article is about the chemical element. For other uses, see Iron (disambiguation). manganese …

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