hedge-fence

  • 91sep|tum — «SEHP tuhm», noun, plural ta. a dividing wall, as of membrane, bone, or cartilage; partition. There is a septum of bone and cartilage between the nostrils. The ventricles of the heart are separated by a septum. The inside of a green pepper is… …

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  • 92Hain — (h[=a]n), v. t. [Cf. Sw. h[ a]gn hedge, inclosure, Dan. hegn hedge, fence. See {Hedge}.] To inclose for mowing; to set aside for grass. A ground . . . hained in. Holland. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 93Edder — Ed der, n. [AS. edor hedge, fence; akin to etar.] Flexible wood worked into the top of hedge stakes, to bind them together. [Obs.] Tusser. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 94Septa — Septum Sep tum, n.; pl. {Septa}. [L. septum, saeptum, an inclosure, hedge, fence, fr. sepire, saepire, to hedge in, inclose.] 1. A wall separating two cavities; a partition; as, the nasal septum. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A partition that… …

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  • 95Septum — Sep tum, n.; pl. {Septa}. [L. septum, saeptum, an inclosure, hedge, fence, fr. sepire, saepire, to hedge in, inclose.] 1. A wall separating two cavities; a partition; as, the nasal septum. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A partition that separates the… …

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  • 96hayward — /hay wawrd /, n. an officer having charge of hedges and fences around a town common, esp. to keep cattle from breaking through and to impound stray cattle. [1175 1225; ME heiward, equiv. to hei(e) hedge, fence (OE hege; akin to HEDGE, HAW3) +… …

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  • 97Deorhege — Lit. deer hedge . The service owed by a *thegn of maintaining the hedge fence around a royal residence. It was to ensure that deer did not stray but remained in the forest for the king to hunt …

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  • 98temporize — v 1. procrastinate, delay, pause, hang back; wait, play a waiting game, hesitate, Inf. drag one s feet, Inf. footdrag, put off, gain time, play for time, sleep on it; hold off, hold [s.t.] up, lay [s.t.] over, refrain from further action, let the …

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  • 99hag — /hæg / (say hag) noun 1. a repulsive, often vicious or malicious, old woman. 2. a witch. 3. → hagfish. {Middle English hagge, hegge; apparently a shortened form of Old English hægtesse fury, witch, where hag may be related to Old English haga… …

  • 100ĝher-4 —     ĝher 4     English meaning: to gripe, grab, enclose     Deutsche Übersetzung: “greifen, fassen, umfassen, einfassen”     Note: extended ĝherdh (see under)     Material: O.Ind. hárati “bringt, carries, holt, nimmt”, háraṇa n. “das bringing …

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