fit by habit

  • 1Habit — • Habit is an effect of repeated acts and an aptitude to reproduce them, and may be defined as a quality difficult to change, whereby an agent whose nature it is to work one way or another indeterminately, is disposed easily and readily at will… …

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  • 2habit — (a bi ; le t ne se lie pas dans le parler ordinaire ; au pluriel, l s se lie : des a bi z étroits) s. m. 1°   Ce qui se met par dessus la chemise et le gilet pour couvrir le corps, chez l homme, et, chez la femme, ce qui se met par dessus le… …

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  • 3habit — Synonyms and related words: a habit, accouter, acquired tolerance, acute alcoholism, addictedness, addiction, alcoholism, amphetamine withdrawal symptoms, apparel, array, attire, attitude, automatism, bad habit, barbiturate addiction, barbiturism …

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  • 4fit — Synonyms and related words: Jacksonian epilepsy, Rolandic epilepsy, a propos, abdominal epilepsy, able, acceptable, access, accommodate, accommodate with, accord, according to Hoyle, accouter, acquired epilepsy, activated epilepsy, ad rem, adapt …

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  • 5fit out — verb 1. provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose (Freq. 1) The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities • Syn: ↑equip, ↑fit, ↑outfit • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 6habit — n 1. custom, practice, way, fashion, style, mode; procedure, policy, rule; convention, wont, praxis, usage, observance, habitude; consuetude, tradition, Law. prescription, routine, course; conventionality, matter of course, formality, form;… …

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  • 7season — I. n. 1. Period of the year. 2. Time, conjuncture, fit time, convenient time, suitable time. 3. While, time, spell, term, interval, period. II. v. a. 1. Habituate, accustom, acclimatize, mature, inure, harden, form, train, fit by habit. 2.… …

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  • 8rapiécer — [ rapjese ] v. tr. <conjug. : 3 et 6 • 1549; rapiecier 1360; de re et pièce ♦ Réparer ou raccommoder en mettant, en cousant une pièce de tissu. Rapiécer du linge. ⇒ rapetasser. Vieilli Rapiécer des chaussures. P. p. adj. Un jean tout rapiécé.… …

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  • 9Hieronymites — habit painting by Francisco de Zurbarán Hieronymites, or the Order of St. Jerome (Latin: Ordo Sancti Hieronymi, abbreviated O.S.H.), is a common name for several congregations of hermits living according to the Rule of St. Augustine, with… …

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  • 10faire — 1. (fê r) Au XVIe Siècle, d après Bèze, les Parisiens prononçaient à tort fesant au lieu de faisant ; c est cette prononciation des Parisiens, condamnée alors, qui a prévalu ; on prononce aujourd hui fe zan, fe zon, fe zê, fe zié), je fais, tu… …

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