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  • 71gasket — [17] Although it has never been established for certain, it seems likely that gasket may have originated as a word meaning ‘little girl’ – namely French garcette. This is a diminutive of grace ‘girl’, the feminine form of gars ‘boy’ (whence… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 72σχοινίω — σχοινίον small rope neut nom/voc/acc dual σχοινίον small rope neut gen sg (doric aeolic) …

    Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • 73gasket — [17] Although it has never been established for certain, it seems likely that gasket may have originated as a word meaning ‘little girl’ – namely French garcette. This is a diminutive of grace ‘girl’, the feminine form of gars ‘boy’ (whence… …

    Word origins

  • 74brail — I noun 1. a small net used to draw fish into a boat • Hypernyms: ↑net 2. a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in • Hypernyms: ↑rope II verb 1. take in a sail with a brail …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 75seiz|ing — «SEE zihng», noun. 1. the act of binding, lashing, or fastening together with several turns, as of a small rope or cord. 2. a fastening made in this way. 3. a small rope, cord, or wire used for this …

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  • 76Misconceptions about tornadoes — Windows and outer walls of the Bank One Building in downtown Fort Worth, Texas were damaged by the 2000 Fort Worth tornado. It is a commonly held belief that tornadoes can not strike downtown areas, but Fort Worth is just one of many cities which …

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  • 77Rounding — Round ing, n. 1. (Naut.) Small rope, or strands of rope, or spun yarn, wound round a rope to keep it from chafing; called also {service}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Phonetics) Modifying a speech sound by contraction of the lip opening; labializing;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 78service — Rounding Round ing, n. 1. (Naut.) Small rope, or strands of rope, or spun yarn, wound round a rope to keep it from chafing; called also {service}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Phonetics) Modifying a speech sound by contraction of the lip opening;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 79Magnetohydrodynamics — For the academic journal, see Magnetohydrodynamics (journal). Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) (magneto fluid dynamics or hydromagnetics) is an academic discipline which studies the dynamics of electrically conducting fluids. Examples of such fluids… …

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  • 80Tornado myths — are common misconceptions and urban legends related to tornadoes. They often deal with tornado safety, the minimization of tornado damage, and false assumptions about the size, shape, power, and path of the tornado itself.afety MythsUsing highway …

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