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  • 71shining — I noun the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it (Freq. 1) the shining of shoes provided a meager living every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing • Syn: ↑polishing • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 72JERICHO — (Heb. יְרִיחוֹ), said to be one of the oldest fortified cities in the ancient Near East. It is identified with Tell al Sulṭā, near the ʿ Ayn al Sulṭān spring (Spring of Elisha), about 1 mi. (1½ km.) N.W. of modern Jericho (Ar. Arīḥā) and 4½ mi.… …

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  • 73Burn — Burn, v. i. 1. To be of fire; to flame. The mount burned with fire. Deut. ix. 15. [1913 Webster] 2. To suffer from, or be scorched by, an excess of heat. [1913 Webster] Your meat doth burn, quoth I. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To have a condition,… …

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  • 74Burned — Burned, p. p. Burnished. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 75coarse metal — Matte Matte (m[a^]t), n. [F. matte; cf. F. mat, masc., matte, fem., faint, dull, dim; said of metals. See {Mate} checkmate.] 1. (Metallurgy) A partly reduced copper sulphide, obtained by alternately roasting and melting copper ore in separating… …

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  • 76drum — Vase Vase (v[=a]s or v[aum]z; 277), n. [F. vase; cf. Sp. & It. vaso; fr. L. vas, vasum. Cf. {Vascular}, {Vessel}.] 1. A vessel adapted for various domestic purposes, and anciently for sacrificial uses; especially, a vessel of antique or elegant… …

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  • 77fine metal — Matte Matte (m[a^]t), n. [F. matte; cf. F. mat, masc., matte, fem., faint, dull, dim; said of metals. See {Mate} checkmate.] 1. (Metallurgy) A partly reduced copper sulphide, obtained by alternately roasting and melting copper ore in separating… …

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  • 78Foil — Foil, n. [OE. foil leaf, OF. foil, fuil, fueil, foille, fueille, F. feuille, fr. L. folium, pl. folia; akin to Gr. ?, and perh. to E. blade. Cf. {Foliage}, {Folio}.] 1. A leaf or very thin sheet of metal; as, brass foil; tin foil; gold foil.… …

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  • 79Foil stone — Foil Foil, n. [OE. foil leaf, OF. foil, fuil, fueil, foille, fueille, F. feuille, fr. L. folium, pl. folia; akin to Gr. ?, and perh. to E. blade. Cf. {Foliage}, {Folio}.] 1. A leaf or very thin sheet of metal; as, brass foil; tin foil; gold foil …

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  • 80Glare — Glare, n. 1. A bright, dazzling light; splendor that dazzles the eyes; a confusing and bewildering light. [1913 Webster] The frame of burnished steel that cast a glare. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A fierce, piercing look or stare. [1913 Webster]… …

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