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anticmask |
[.] AN'TICMASK or AN'TIMASK, n. A mask of antics. |
2841
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antimask |
[.] AN'TIMASK, n. A lesser mask. |
3885
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ask |
[.] 'ASK, v.t. [Gr. In former times, the English word was pronounced ax, as in the royal style of assenting to bills in Parliament. "Be it as it is axed."] [.] 1. To request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; with of before the person to whom the request is ... |
3886
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askance |
[.] ASK'ANCE, |
3887
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askant |
[.] ASK'ANT, adv. sideways; obliquely; towards one corner of the eye. |
3888
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asked |
[.] 'ASKED, pp. Requested; petitioned; questioned; interrogated. |
3889
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askew |
[.] ASKEW', adv. [.] With a wry look; aside; askant; sometimes indicating scorn, or contempt, or envy. |
3890
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asking |
[.] 'ASKING, ppr. [.] 1. Requesting; petitioning; interrogating; inquiring. [.] 2. Silently expressing request or desire. [.] Explain the asking eye. |
4271
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attask |
[.] ATTASK', v.t. To task; to tax. [Not used. See Task.] |
5150
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bask |
[.] B'ASK, v.i. [The origin of this word is not obvious.] [.] To lie in warmth; to be exposed to genial heat; to be at ease and thriving under benign influences; as, to bask in the blaze of day; to bask in the sunshine of royal favor. The word includes the idea of some ... |
5151
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basked |
[.] B'ASKED, pp. Exposed to warmth, or genial heat. |
5152
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basket |
[.] B'ASKET, n. [.] 1. A domestic vessel made of twigs, rushes,splinters or other [.] 52 [.] flexible things interwoven. The forms and sizes of baskets are very various, as well as the uses to which they are applied; as corn-baskets, clothes-baskets, fruit-baskets, ... |
5153
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basket-fish |
[.] B'ASKET-FISH, n. A species of sea-star, or star-fish, of the genus Asterias, and otherwise called the Magellanic star-fish. It has five rays issuing from an angular body, and dividing into innumerable branches. These when extended form a circle of three feet diameter. ... |
5154
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basket-hilt |
[.] B'ASKET-HILT, n. [See Hilt.] A hilt which covers the hand, and defends it from injury, as of a sword. |
5155
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basket-hilted |
[.] B'ASKET-HILTED, a. Having a hilt of basket-work. |
5156
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basket-salt |
[.] B'ASKET-SALT, n. Salt made from salt-springs, which is purer, whiter and finer, than common brine salt. |
5157
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basket-woman |
[.] B'ASKET-WOMAN, n. A woman who carries a basket, to and from market. |
5158
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basking |
[.] B'ASKING, ppr. Exposing or lying exposed to the continued action of heat or genial warmth. |
5159
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basking-shark |
[.] B'ASKING-SHARK, n. The sun-fish of the Irish; a species of squalus or shark. This fish is from three to twelve yards in length, or even longer. The upper jaw is much longer than the lower one; the tail is large and the upper part much longer than the lower; the skin ... |
5721
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bemask |
[.] BEM'ASK, v.t. [be and mask.] To mask; to conceal. |
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cask |
[.] CASK, n. A head-piece; a helmet; a piece of defensive armor, to cover and protect the head and neck, in battle. [.] CASK, n. A close vessel for containing liquors, formed by staves, heading and hoops. This is a general term comprehending the pipe, hogshead, ... |
8709
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casket |
... [.] CASKET, ... |
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damask |
[.] DAM'ASK, n. [.] 1. A silk stuff, having some parts raised above the ground, representing flowers and other figures; originally from Damascus. [.] 2. A kind of wrought linen, made in Flanders, in imitation of damask silks. [.] 3. Red color, from the damask-rose. [.] Damask-steel, ... |
14167
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damask-plum |
[.] DAM'ASK-PLUM, n. A small black plum. |
14168
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damask-rose |
[.] DAM'ASK-ROSE, n. A species of rose which is red, and another which is white. [.] |
14169
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damaskeened |
[.] DAMASKEE'NED, pp. Carved into figures and inlaid with gold or silver wire. [.] |
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damaskeening |
[.] DAMASKEE'NING, ppr. Engraving and adorning with gold or silver wire inlaid. [.] DAMASKEE'NING, n. The act or art of beautifying iron or steel, by engraving and inlaying it with gold or silver wire. This art partakes of the mosaic, of engraving, and of carving. ... |
14171
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damasken |
[.] DAM'ASKEN or DAM'ASKEEN, v.t. To make incisions in iron, steel, &c., and fill them with gold or silver wire, for ornament; used chiefly for adorning swordblades, guards, locks of pistols, &c. |
14172
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damaskin |
[.] DAM'ASKIN, n. A saber, so called from the manufacture of Damascus. |
16751
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dismask |
[.] DISMASK, v.t. [dis and mask.] To strip off a mask; to uncover; to remove that which conceals. |
16752
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dismasked |
[.] DISMASKED, pp. Divested of a mask; stripped of covering or disguise; uncovered. |
16753
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dismasking |
[.] DISMASKING, ppr. Stripping of a mask or covering. |
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flask |
[.] FL'ASK, n. [.] 1. A kind of bottle; as a flask of wine or oil. [.] 2. A vessel for powder. [.] 3. A bed in a gun-carriage. |
22292
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flasket |
[.] FL'ASKET, n. [.] 1. A vessel in which viands are served up. [.] 2. A long shallow basket. |
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galligaskins |
[.] GALLIGAS'KINS, n. Large open hose; used only in ludicrous language. |
24053
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gasket |
[.] GAS'KET, n. A plaited cord fastened to the sail-yard of a ship,and used to furl or tie the sail to the yard. |
24054
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gaskins |
[.] GAS'KINS, n. plu. Galligaskins; wide open hose. [See Galligaskins.] |
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handbasket |
[.] HAND'BASKET, n. A small or portable basket. |
26002
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hask |
[.] HASK, n. A case made of rushes or flags. [Not used.] |
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immask |
[.] IMM`ASK, v.t. [in and mask.] To cover, as with a mask; to disguise. |
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immasked |
[.] IMM`ASKED, pp. Covered; masked. |
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immasking |
[.] IMM`ASKING, ppr. Covering; disguising. |
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incask |
[.] INC`ASK, v.t. To put into a cask. |
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mask |
[.] M`ASK, n. [.] 1. A cover for the face; that which conceals the face, especially a cover with apertures for the eyes and mouth; a visor. A mask is designed to conceal the face from beholders, or to preserve the complexion from injury by exposure to the weather and ... |
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mask-house |
[.] M`ASK-HOUSE, n. A place for masquerades. |
34348
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masked |
[.] M`ASKED, pp. Having the face covered; concealed; disguised. [.] 1. a. In botany, personate. |
34349
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masker |
[.] M`ASKER, n. One that wears a mask; one that plays the fool at a masquerade. |
34350
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maskery |
[.] M`ASKERY, n. The dress or disguise of a masker. |
34351
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masking |
[.] M`ASKING, ppr. Covering with a mask; concealing. |
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overtask |
[.] OVERT'ASK, v.t. To impose too heavy a task or injunction on. |
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powder-flask |
[.] POW'DER-FLASK, n. A flask in which gunpowder is carried. |
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scuttle-cask |
[.] SCUT'TLE-CASK, upon deck. |
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seraskier |
[.] SERAS'KIER, n. A Turkish commander or general of land forces. |
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task |
[.] T`ASK, n. [.] 1. Business imposed by another, often a definite quantity or amount of labor. Each man has his task. When he has performed his task, his time is his own. Ex.5. [.] 2. Business; employment. [.] [.] His mental powers were equal to greater tasks. [.] 3. ... |
54490
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tasked |
[.] T`ASKED, pp. Required to perform something. |
54491
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tasker |
[.] T`ASKER, n. One that imposes a task. |
54492
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tasking |
[.] T`ASKING, ppr. Imposing a task on; requiring to perform. |
54493
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taskmaster |
[.] T`ASKMASTER, n. [task and master.] One who imposes a task, or burdens with labor. Sinful propensities and appetites are men's most unrelenting taskmasters. They condemn us to unceasing drudgery, and reward us with pain, remorse and poverty. Next to our sinful propensities, ... |
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unasked |
[.] UN'ASKED, a. [.] 1. Not asked; unsolicited; as, to bestow favors unasked; that was an unasked favor. [.] 2. Not sought by entreaty or care. [.] The bearded corn ensu'd from earth unask'd. |
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unmask |
[.] UNM'ASK, v.t. To strip of a mask or of any disguise; to lay open what is concealed. [.] UNM'ASK, v.i. To put off a mask. |
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unmasked |
[.] UNM'ASKED, pp. [.] 1. Stripped of a mask or disguise. [.] 2. a. Open; exposed to view. |
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wine-cask |
[.] WINE-CASK, n. [wine and cask.] A cask in which wine is or has been kept. |