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Word Meanings - JERSEY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. The finest of wool separated from the rest; combed wool; also, fine yarn of wool. 2. A kind of knitted jacket; hence, in general, a closefitting jacket or upper garment made of an elastic fabric . 3. One of a breed of cattle in the Island of

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1. The finest of wool separated from the rest; combed wool; also, fine yarn of wool. 2. A kind of knitted jacket; hence, in general, a closefitting jacket or upper garment made of an elastic fabric . 3. One of a breed of cattle in the Island of Jersey. Jerseys are noted for the richness of their milk.

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  • COMBER
    1. One who combs; one whose occupation it is to comb wool, flax, etc. Also, a machine for combing wool, flax, etc. 2. A long, curling wave.
  • BREATHE
    Etym: 1. To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live. "I am in health, I breathe." Shak. Breathes there a man with soul so dead Sir W. Scott. 2. To take breath; to rest from action. Well! breathe awhile, and then to it again! Shak. 3.
  • BREVIARY
    summary, abridgment, neut. noun fr. breviarius abridged, fr. brevis 1. An abridgment; a compend; an epitome; a brief account or summary. A book entitled the abridgment or breviary of those roots that are to be cut up or gathered. Holland. 2. A
  • SEPARATISM
    The character or act of a separatist; disposition to withdraw from a church; the practice of so withdrawing.
  • BREAKMAN
    See BRAKEMAN
  • KNITTLE
    See NETTLES (more info) 1. A string that draws together a purse or bag. Wright. 2. pl.
  • KNITTER
    One who, or that which, knits, joins, or unites; a knitting machine. Shak.
  • BREAKABLE
    Capable of being broken.
  • BREADEN
    Made of bread.
  • COMBUST
    So near the sun as to be obscured or eclipsed by his light, as the moon or planets when not more than eight degrees and a half from the sun. Planets that are oft combust. Milton. (more info) com- + burere , of uncertian origin; cf. bustum
  • BREECHCLOTH
    A cloth worn around the breech.
  • COMBUSTIOUS
    Inflammable. Shak.
  • FINESTILLER
    One who finestills.
  • COMBAT
    To struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight. To combat with a blind man I disdain. Milton. After the fall of the republic, the Romans combated only for the choice of masters. Gibbon.
  • GENERALIZED
    Comprising structural characters which are separated in more specialized forms; synthetic; as, a generalized type.
  • UPPERMOST
    Highest in place, position, rank, power, or the like; upmost; supreme. Whatever faction happens to be uppermost. Swift.
  • BREADBASKET
    The stomach. S. Foote.
  • BREWER
    One who brews; one whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors.
  • GARMENT
    Any article of clothing, as a coat, a gown, etc. No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto old garment. Matt. ix. 16.
  • GENERALIZABLE
    Capable of being generalized, or reduced to a general form of statement, or brought under a general rule. Extreme cases are . . . not generalizable. Coleridge
  • UNDERBRED
    Not thoroughly bred; ill-bred; as, an underbred fellow. Goldsmith.
  • MAJOR GENERAL
    . An officer of the army holding a rank next above that of brigadier general and next below that of lieutenant general, and who usually commands a division or a corps.
  • MAKE AND BREAK
    Any apparatus for making and breaking an electric circuit; a circuit breaker.
  • CHICKEN-BREASTED
    Having a narrow, projecting chest, caused by forward curvature of the vertebral column.
  • ENCOMBERMENT
    Hindrance; molestation. Spenser.
  • LIBRETTO
    A book containing the words of an opera or extended piece of music. The words themselves.
  • LAWBREAKER
    One who disobeys the law; a criminal. -- Law"break`ing, n. & a.
  • INSEPARATE
    Not separate; together; united. Shak.
  • SABRE
    See SABER
  • TIMBREL
    A kind of drum, tabor, or tabret, in use from the highest antiquity. Miriam . . . took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. Ex. xv. 20. (more info) typmanum, Gr. tabl a drum; cf. Per. tambal
  • SPANKING BREEZE
    a strong breeze.
  • SINGLE-BREASTED
    Lapping over the breast only far enough to permit of buttoning, and having buttons on one edge only; as, a single-breasted coast.

 

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