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hair-breadth

HA'IR-BREADTH, n. [See Breadth.] The diameter or breadth of a hair; a very small distance.

--Seven hundred chosen men left-handed; every one could

sling stones to a hair-breadth. Judges 20.

It is used as an adjective; as a hair-breadth escape. But in New England, it is generally hair's breadth.




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HA'IR-BREADTH, n. [See Breadth.] The diameter or breadth of a hair; a very small distance.

--Seven hundred chosen men left-handed; every one could

sling stones to a hair-breadth. Judges 20.

It is used as an adjective; as a hair-breadth escape. But in New England, it is generally hair's breadth.


HAIR'-BREADTH, n. [See Breadth.]

The diameter or breadth of a hair; a very small distance. Seven hundred chosen men left-handed: every one could sling stones to a hair-breadth. Judges xx. It is used as an adjective; as, a hair-breadth escape. But in New England, it is generally hair's breadth.


Hair"breadth`
  1. Having the breadth of a hair; very narrow; as, a hairbreadth escape.
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Hair-breadth

HA'IR-BREADTH, noun [See Breadth.] The diameter or breadth of a hair; a very small distance.

--Seven hundred chosen men left-handed; every one could

sling stones to a hair-breadth Judges 20:1.

It is used as an adjective; as a hair-breadth escape. But in New England, it is generally hair's breadth.

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importance

IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

3. Weight or consequence in self-estimation.

He believes himself a man of importance.

4. Thing implied; matter; subject; importunity. [In these senses, obsolete.]

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petition

PETI'TION, n. [L. petitio, from peto, to ask, properly to urge or press.]

1. In a general sense, a request, supplication or prayer; but chiefly and appropriately, a solemn or formal supplication; a prayer addressed by a person to the Supreme Being, for something needed or desired, or a branch or particular article of prayer.

2. A formal request or supplication, verbal or written; particularly, a written supplication from an inferior to a superior, either to a single person clothed with power, or to a legislative or other body, soliciting some favor, grant, right or mercy.

3. The paper containing a supplication or solicitation. Much of the time of our legislative bodies is consumed in attending to private petitions. The speaker's table is often loaded with petitions. Petitions to the king of Great Britain must contain nothing reflecting on the administration.

PETI'TION, v.t. To make a request to; to ask from; to solicit; particularly, to make supplication to a superior for some favor or right; as, to petition the legislature; to petition a court of chancery.

The mother petitioned her goddess to bestow on them the greatest gift that could be given.

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