trunk

  • 101trunk hose — noun puffed breeches of the 16th and 17th centuries usually worn over hose • Hypernyms: ↑breeches, ↑knee breeches, ↑knee pants, ↑knickerbockers, ↑knickers * * * noun plural or trunk breeches …

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  • 102Trunk (botany) — In botany, trunk (or bole) refers to the main structural member of a tree that supports the branches and is supported by and directly attached to the roots. The trunk is covered by the bark, which is an important diagnostic feature in tree… …

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  • 103Trunk vs Toll — In the US, under the purview of the Bell System, local telephone calls were free except in a few big cities, and the term toll was adopted for long distance calls because they were subject to a toll.In the UK all calls were chargeable and the… …

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  • 104Trunk (motorcycle) — A motorcycle trunk is a storage compartment in the vicinity of the seat, often complimenting panniers or saddlebags. A trunk mounted above and to the rear of the seat may be called a top box or a top case. Some are fitted with electric lighting… …

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  • 105Trunk Line Bridge No. 1 — Alte Brücke über den Peshekee River. Die Trunk Line Bridge No. 1,[1] auch als Peshekee River Bridge bekannt, ist die erste durch das Michigan State Highway Department erbaute Brücke im Zuge des Highways US 41/M 28. Sie wurde 1914 erbaut und am 17 …

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  • 106Trunk Shot — Ein Trunk Shot ist eine Kameraeinstellung (englisch: shot) im Film, in der die Kamera im Kofferraum (engl.: trunk) eines Autos platziert wird und durch den geöffneten Kofferraumdeckel das Geschehen außerhalb des Kofferraums filmt. Funktion Der… …

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  • 107trunk appendage — (Order Cladocera): One of four to six pairs of appendages of anterior region ( thorax ) of trunk. Basically biramous, consisting of indistinct proximal protopod (with endites and epipod) and more distal endopod and exopod. (flattened = foliaceous …

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  • 108trunk, one-way —    A trunk used for calls from one end only. At the originating end, the one way trunk is known as an outgoing trunk; at the other end, it is known as an incoming trunk …

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  • 109trunk engine — noun 1. : a steam engine having a piston rod that is a pipe of sufficient diameter to enable one end of the connecting rod to be attached to the crank and the other end to pass within the pipe and be pivoted to the piston 2. : an engine (as most… …

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  • 110trunk breeches — noun plural see trunk hose * * * trunk hose or trunk breeches plural noun Full breeches reaching from waist to mid thigh, worn in the 16c and early 17c • • • Main Entry: ↑trunk …

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