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  • 1Thrown — Thrown, a. & p. p. from {Throw}, v. [1913 Webster] {Thrown silk}, silk thread consisting of two or more singles twisted together like a rope, in a direction contrary to that in which the singles of which it is composed are twisted. M Culloch.… …

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  • 2Thrown silk — Thrown Thrown, a. & p. p. from {Throw}, v. [1913 Webster] {Thrown silk}, silk thread consisting of two or more singles twisted together like a rope, in a direction contrary to that in which the singles of which it is composed are twisted. M… …

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  • 3Thrown singles — Thrown Thrown, a. & p. p. from {Throw}, v. [1913 Webster] {Thrown silk}, silk thread consisting of two or more singles twisted together like a rope, in a direction contrary to that in which the singles of which it is composed are twisted. M… …

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  • 4Thrown Away — is the title of a short story by Rudyard Kipling. It was first published in the first Indian edition of Plain Tales from the Hills in 1888, and in subsequent editions of that collection. It is the story of an unnamed Boy who has been brought up… …

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  • 5thrown away — index lost (taken away) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 6thrown overboard — index derelict (abandoned) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 7Thrown — Throw Throw, v. t. [imp. {Threw} (thr[udd]); p. p. {Thrown} (thr[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Throwing}.] [OE. [thorn]rowen, [thorn]rawen, to throw, to twist, AS. [thorn]r[=a]wan to twist, to whirl; akin to D. draaijen, G. drehen, OHG. dr[=a]jan, L.… …

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  • 8thrown — adjective 1. caused to fall to the ground the thrown rider got back on his horse a thrown wrestler a ball player thrown for a loss • Similar to: ↑down 2. twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread thrown silk is raw silk that has been… …

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  • 9thrown into bankruptcy — Adjudicated a bankrupt by a court of competent jurisdiction. Wilcox v Toledo & Ann Arbor Railroad Co. 45 Mich 280, 282, 7 NW 892. Adjudicated a bankrupt in an involuntary proceeding. thrown out of vehicle. See thrown from vehicle …

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  • 10thrown and twisted — adjective twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread (Freq. 1) thrown silk is raw silk that has been twisted and doubled into yarn • Syn: ↑thrown • Similar to: ↑tangled • Usage Domain: ↑archaism, ↑ …

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