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  • 21Breaker-grozier pliers — are tools used by Glaziers to break and finish glass in a controlled manner. They are dual purpose pliers, with a flat jaw that s used for breaking out scores and a curved jaw that s used for grozing flares from the edge of broken glass. Both… …

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  • 22Eupatorium purpureum — Taxobox name = Eupatorium purpureum image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae tribus = Eupatorieae genus = Eupatorium species = E. purpureum binomial = Eupatorium… …

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  • 23Grindelia camporum — Taxobox name = Grindelia camporum image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae tribus = Astereae genus = Grindelia species = G. camporum binomial = Grindelia camporum… …

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  • 24epinasty — epinastic, adj. /ep euh nas tee/, n. Bot. (esp. of leaves) increased growth on the upper surface of an organ or part, causing it to bend downward. [1875 80; EPI + Gk nast(ós) pressed close + Y3] * * * …

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  • 25weeping willow — noun count a tree with thin leaves and long branches that bend downward …

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  • 26Salt dome —   A domical arch (anticline) of sedimentary rock beneath the earth s surface in which the layers bend downward in opposite directions from the crest and that has a mass of rock salt as its core.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information… …

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  • 27epinasty — ep•i•nas•ty [[t]ˈɛp əˌnæs ti[/t]] n. bot increased growth on the upper surface of a plant organ or part, esp. a leaf, causing it to bend downward • Etymology: 1875–80 ep i•nas′tic, adj …

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  • 28sag — [[t]sæg[/t]] v. sagged, sag•ging, n. 1) to sink or bend downward by or as if by weight or pressure 2) to wane in vigor or intensity: Our spirits began to sag[/ex] 3) to decline in value: The stock market sagged today[/ex] 4) to cause to sag 5) an …

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  • 29падать — ПАДАТЬ1, несов. (сов. упасть). Двигаться (двинуться) сверху вниз к земле под действием собственной тяжести, перестав удерживаться где л.; Син.: валиться, сваливаться [impf. to fall (down)]. Сад был такой большой, что крестьяне не успевали… …

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  • 30weigh — weigh1 [wā] vt. [ME weien, to weigh, bear < OE wegan, to carry, bear, akin to Ger weigan, wägen < IE base * weĝh , to go, draw > OE wæg, a wave, L vehere, to carry, bring] 1. to determine the weight of by means of a scale or balance 2.… …

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