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  • 111sheather — See sheathe. * * * …

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  • 112copper — copper1 /kop euhr/, n. 1. a malleable, ductile, metallic element having a characteristic reddish brown color: used in large quantities as an electrical conductor and in the manufacture of alloys, as brass and bronze. Symbol: Cu; at. wt.: 63.54;… …

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  • 113interior design — 1. the design and coordination of the decorative elements of the interior of a house, apartment, office, or other structural space, including color schemes, fittings, furnishings, and sometimes architectural features. 2. the art, business, or… …

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  • 114put — /poot/, v., put, putting, adj., n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf. 2. to bring into some relation, state, etc.: to put everything in order. 3. to… …

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  • 115scabbard — scabbardless, adj. /skab euhrd/, n. 1. a sheath for a sword or the like. See illus. under scimitar. v.t. 2. to put into a scabbard; sheathe. [1250 1300; ME scalburde, scauberge (cf. AF escauberz, escauberge, ML escauberca) dissimilated var. of… …

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  • 116sheath — sheathless, adj. sheathlike, sheathy, adj. /sheeth/, n., pl. sheaths /sheedhz/, v. n. 1. a case or covering for the blade of a sword, dagger, or the like. 2. any similar close fitting covering or case. 3. a condom. 4. Biol. a closely enveloping… …

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  • 117sheathing — /shee dhing/, n. 1. the act of a person who sheathes. 2. something that sheathes; a covering or outer layer of metal, wood, or other material, as one of metal plates on a ship s bottom, the first covering of boards on a house, etc. 3. material… …

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  • 118unsheathe — /un sheedh /, v.t., unsheathed, unsheathing. 1. to draw from a sheath, as a sword, knife, or the like. 2. to bring or put forth from a covering, threateningly or otherwise. [1325 75; ME unshethen to dislodge; see UN 2, SHEATHE] * * * …

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  • 119resheathe — verb To sheathe again, to return to its sheath …

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  • 120copper — 1. noun /ˈkɔp.ə,ˈkɒp.ə,ˈkɑ.pɚ/ a) a reddish brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29. Mum would heat the water in a …

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