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  • 91Spoon oar — Spoon Spoon, n. [OE. spon, AS. sp[=o]n, a chip; akin to D. spaan, G. span, Dan. spaan, Sw. sp[*a]n, Icel. sp[ a]nn, sp[ o]nn, a chip, a spoon. [root]170. Cf. {Span new}.] 1. An implement consisting of a small bowl (usually a shallow oval) with a… …

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  • 92Sulcate — Sul cate, Sulcated Sul ca*ted, a. [L. sulcatus, p. p. of sulcare to furrow, fr. sulcus a furrow.] Scored with deep and regular furrows; furrowed or grooved; as, a sulcated stem. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 93Sulcated — Sulcate Sul cate, Sulcated Sul ca*ted, a. [L. sulcatus, p. p. of sulcare to furrow, fr. sulcus a furrow.] Scored with deep and regular furrows; furrowed or grooved; as, a sulcated stem. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 94Sus pliciceps — Masked Masked, a. 1. Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; concealed; hidden. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Same as {Personate}. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) Having the anterior part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of …

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  • 95vegetable pear — Chayote Cha yo te 1. a tropical West Indian vine ({Sechium edule}) of the gourd family, which bears small white flowers and produces an edible fruit. [PJC] 2. the edible fruit of the {chayote[1]} vine, having a pear shape with a furrowed skin,… …

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  • 96prolepsis — noun (plural prolepses) Etymology: Greek prolēpsis, from prolambanein to take beforehand, from pro before + lambanein to take more at latch Date: 1578 anticipation: as a. the representation or assumption of a future act or development as if… …

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  • 97rigatoni — noun Etymology: Italian, plural, from rigato furrowed, fluted, from past participle of rigare to furrow, flute, from riga line, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German rīga line more at row Date: circa 1923 pasta made in short wide fluted… …

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  • 98tan oak — noun Date: circa 1925 a United States Pacific coast evergreen tree (Lithocarpus densiflora) of the beech family that has erect staminate catkins and furrowed brown bark rich in tannins …

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  • 99trenched — adjective Date: 1541 1. furrowed or drained by trenches 2. provided with protective trenches …

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  • 100walnut — noun Etymology: Middle English walnot, from Old English wealhhnutu, literally, foreign nut, from Wealh Welshman, foreigner + hnutu nut more at welsh, nut Date: before 12th century 1. a. the furrowed nut of any of a genus (Juglans of the family… …

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