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  • 71Cut flowers — Flower Flow er (flou [ e]r), n. [OE. flour, OF. flour, flur, flor, F. fleur, fr. L. flos, floris. Cf. {Blossom}, {Effloresce}, {Floret}, {Florid}, {Florin}, {Flour}, {Flourish}.] 1. In the popular sense, the bloom or blossom of a plant; the showy …

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  • 72Open biopsy — An open biopsy is a procedure in which a surgical incision (cut) is made through the skin to expose and remove tissues. The biopsy tissue is examined under a microscope by a pathologist. An open biopsy may be done in the doctor’s office or in the …

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  • 73open-cast — /oh peuhn kast , kahst /, adj. Brit. Mining. open cut. [1705 15] * * * oˈpen cast noun (mining) An open excavation in the land surface (also adjective and adverb) • • • Main Entry: ↑open …

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  • 74Cut-out (espionage) — In espionage parlance, a cutout is a mutually trusted intermediary, method or channel of communication, facilitating the exchange of information between agents. Cutouts usually only know the source and destination of the information to be… …

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  • 75Open Media Framework Interchange — L Open Media Framework (OMF) ou Open Media Framework Interchange (OMFI) est un format de fichier non tributaire du type de plate forme et. Il permet de transférer des médias numériques (vidéo, audio, graphisme, animation) tout en y ajoutant des… …

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  • 76Open-pool Australian lightwater reactor — For other uses, see Opal (disambiguation). Science with Neutrons Foundations Neutron temperature Flux  …

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  • 77open biopsy — A procedure in which a surgical incision (cut) is made through the skin to expose and remove tissues. The biopsy tissue is examined under a microscope by a pathologist. An open biopsy may be done in the doctor’s office or in the hospital, and may …

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  • 78cut to the chase — Chase Chase, n. [Cf. F. chasse, fr. chasser. See {Chase}, v.] 1. Vehement pursuit for the purpose of killing or capturing, as of an enemy, or game; an earnest seeking after any object greatly desired; the act or habit of hunting; a hunt. This mad …

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  • 79open-and-shut — adjective simple and obvious; easily decided Syn: clear cut, cut and dried, res ipsa loquitur …

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  • 80open-and-shut — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. simple, easy, obvious, incontrovertible, cut and dried, guaranteed, clear cut, beyond argument, indisputable, *in the bag, *sewn up, cinched. ANT.: arguable, moot, disputable, complex, convoluted, difficult …

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