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  • 41tidbit — /tid bit /, n. 1. a delicate bit or morsel of food. 2. a choice or pleasing bit of anything, as news or gossip. Also, esp. Brit., titbit. [1630 40; TIDE1 (in sense feast day ) + BIT2] * * * …

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  • 42Fast — • Abstinence from food or drink Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Fast     Fast     † Catholic …

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  • 44dainty — adjective (daintier, daintiest) 1》 delicately small and pretty.     ↘delicate and graceful in build or movement. 2》 fastidious, typically concerning food. noun (plural dainties) a delicacy. Derivatives daintily adverb daintiness noun …

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  • 45dainty — 1. adjective 1) a dainty china cup Syn: delicate, fine, neat, elegant, exquisite Ant: unwieldy 2) a dainty morsel Syn: tasty, delicious, choice …

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  • 46dainty — adj 1. exquisite, delicate, fine; beautiful, lovely, pretty, fair, goodlooking, handsome, comely, becoming, flattering; tasteful, refined, elegant, graceful, artistic, aesthetic; neat, petite, smart, trim, minion, fine, natty, spruce, Chiefly… …

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  • 47pinch — v 1. squeeze, compress, constrict, tighten, contract, twist, wring; grip, grasp, grab, hold; tweak, pull, jerk. 2. bite, nip, vellicate; prick, stab, pierce; gall, chafe, rasp; sting, smart, pain, hurt, ache, discomfort, distress. 3. cramp,… …

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  • 48tidbit — tid•bit [[t]ˈtɪdˌbɪt[/t]] n. 1) a delicate bit or morsel of food 2) a choice or pleasing bit of anything, as gossip Also, esp. brit.,titbit Etymology: 1630–40; tide I (in sense “feast day”) +bit II …

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  • 49merk-1, merĝ-, merǝk-, merǝĝ - —     merk 1, merĝ , merǝk , merǝĝ     English meaning: to rot     Deutsche Übersetzung: “morschen, faulen, einweichen”     Note: originally = (mer ), merk “aufreiben” (see 737), though already grundsprachlich through die relationship auf die… …

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  • 50tid|bit — «TIHD BIHT», noun. a very pleasing bit of food, news, or information. Also, titbit. ╂[< earlier tid delicate + bit morsel] …

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