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  • 111chin — [chin] n. [ME < OE cin < IE base * ĝenu , chin, jawbone > Goth kinnus, cheek, L gena, cheek, Gr genys, chin] the part of the face below the lower lip; projecting part of the lower jaw vt. chinned, chinning Gym. to pull (oneself) up,… …

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  • 112lobe — [lōb] n. [Fr < LL lobus < Gr lobos < IE base * lob , var. of * leb , to hang down > LAP1, SLEEP] a rounded projecting part; specif., a) the fleshy lower part of the human ear b) any of the main divisions of an organ separated by… …

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  • 113male- — a combining form meaning evil, occurring in loanwords from Latin: malediction. Cf. mal . [ L; see MAL ] * * * male «mayl», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a man or boy; male human being. Males belong to the sex that, when mature, produce sperm. 2. any… …

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  • 114male´ness — male «mayl», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a man or boy; male human being. Males belong to the sex that, when mature, produce sperm. 2. any animal of the same sex as a man or boy. A rooster is a male. 3. a) a flower having a stamen or stamens but no… …

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  • 115Amputate — Am pu*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amputated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Amputating}.] [L. amputatus, p. p. of amputare: amb + putare to prune, putus clean, akin to E. pure. See {Putative}.] 1. To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils. [1913 Webster] 2 …

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  • 116Amputated — Amputate Am pu*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amputated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Amputating}.] [L. amputatus, p. p. of amputare: amb + putare to prune, putus clean, akin to E. pure. See {Putative}.] 1. To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils. [1913… …

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  • 117Amputating — Amputate Am pu*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amputated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Amputating}.] [L. amputatus, p. p. of amputare: amb + putare to prune, putus clean, akin to E. pure. See {Putative}.] 1. To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils. [1913… …

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  • 118Amputation — Am pu*ta tion, n. [L. amputatio: cf. F. amputation.] The act of amputating; esp. the operation of cutting off a limb or projecting part of the body. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 119Bulk — Bulk, n. [Icel. b[=a]lkr a beam, partition. Cf. {Balk}, n. & v.] A projecting part of a building. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Here, stand behind this bulk. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 120Cam — (k[a^]m), n. [Dan. kam comb, ridge; or cf. W., Gael., and Ir., cam bent. See 1st {Comb}.] 1. (Med.) (a) A turning or sliding piece which, by the shape of its periphery or face, or a groove in its surface, imparts variable or intermittent motion… …

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