retrenchment
61Retirade — Ret i*rade , n. [F.; cf. Sp. retirada retreat. See {Retire}.] (Fort.) A kind of retrenchment, as in the body of a bastion, which may be disputed inch by inch after the defenses are dismantled. It usually consists of two faces which make a re[… …
62Retrench — Re*trench , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retrenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Retrenching}.] [OF. retrenchier, F. retrancher; pref. re re + OF. trenchier, F. trancher, to cut. See {Trench}.] 1. To cut off; to pare away. [1913 Webster] Thy exuberant parts… …
63Retrench — Re*trench , v. i. To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed. [1913 Webster] …
64Retrenched — Retrench Re*trench , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retrenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Retrenching}.] [OF. retrenchier, F. retrancher; pref. re re + OF. trenchier, F. trancher, to cut. See {Trench}.] 1. To cut off; to pare away. [1913 Webster] Thy exuberant… …
65Retrenching — Retrench Re*trench , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retrenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Retrenching}.] [OF. retrenchier, F. retrancher; pref. re re + OF. trenchier, F. trancher, to cut. See {Trench}.] 1. To cut off; to pare away. [1913 Webster] Thy exuberant… …
66Syncope — Syn co*pe, n. [L. syncope, syncopa, Gr. ? a cutting up, a syncope; akin to ? to beat together, to cut up, cut short, weavy; sy n with + ? to strike, cut.] 1. (Gram.) An elision or retrenchment of one or more letters or syllables from the middle… …
67shakeout — noun Date: 1895 1. the failure or retrenchment of a significant number of firms in the economy or a sector or an industry that usually results in a depressed market 2. a period or process in which the relatively weak or unessential are eliminated …
68Borland — Infobox Company company name = Borland Software Corporation company company type = Public (nasdaq|BORL) company slogan = The Open ALM Company foundation = California (1983) location = Austin, Texas (previously Cupertino, California) key people =… …
69Charles Tupper — Not to be confused with Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper, son of Charles Tupper. The Right Honourable Sir Charles Tupper Bt, GCMG, CB, PC …
70English Civil War — For other uses, see English Civil War (disambiguation). English Civil War An allegory of the English Civil War by Wi …
