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  • 21Short-lived recurring characters on Saturday Night Live — The following is a series of short write ups on recurring sketches that appeared four or fewer times on Saturday Night Live . Some characters who fit into this category do not appear here because they fit better into one of the other categories… …

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  • 22short-tailed shrew — a grayish black shrew, Blarina brevicauda, common in eastern North America, that has a tail less than half the length of the body. See illus. under shrew. * * * ▪ mammal  any of three species of North American insectivores (insectivore) that… …

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  • 23Short — This interesting and long established surname is of early medieval English and Gaelic origin, and is either an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac an Gheaire , from the elements Mac meaning son of , and the personal name Gheaire , from giorr ,… …

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  • 24coat — [13] Coat seems originally to have signified a sort of short close fitting cloth tunic with sleeves, worn by men. Over the centuries fashion has lengthened the garment, and its male exclusivity has disappeared (originally, as a woman’s garment a… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 25coat — [13] Coat seems originally to have signified a sort of short close fitting cloth tunic with sleeves, worn by men. Over the centuries fashion has lengthened the garment, and its male exclusivity has disappeared (originally, as a woman’s garment a… …

    Word origins

  • 26car coat — noun : a three quarter length overcoat * * * a hip length overcoat or jacket originally designed to be worn while driving a car. [1960 65] * * * car coat, a short topcoat for casual wear: »We come upon a patch pocket car coat of caramel beaver,… …

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  • 27sack coat — noun man s hiplength coat with a straight back; the jacket of a suit • Hypernyms: ↑coat * * * noun : a man s single breasted or double breasted jacket with a straight unfitted back * * * sack coated, adj. a short coat or jacket with a straight… …

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  • 28box coat — noun a short coat that hangs loosely from the shoulders • Hypernyms: ↑coat * * * noun Etymology: box (II) + coat; from its use by coachmen riding on the box exposed to all kinds of weather 1. : a heavy overcoat with or without shoulder capes… …

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  • 29pea coat — noun Etymology: pea (as in pea jacket) + coat : pea jacket * * * pea coat, = pea jacket. (Cf. ↑pea jacket) * * * ˈpea coat 8 [pea coat] …

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  • 30car-coat — carˈ coat noun A short coat designed for wearing in a car • • • Main Entry: ↑car …

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