Word Meanings - MALLEUS - Book Publishers vocabulary database
The outermost of the three small auditory bones, ossicles; the hammer. It is attached to the tympanic membrane by a long process, the handle or manubrium. See Illust. of Far.
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- THREE-SQUARE
Having a cross section in the form of an equilateral triangle; -- said especially of a kind of file. - HAMMER LOCK
A hold in which an arm of one contestant is held twisted and bent behind his back by his opponent. - THREE-MILE
Of or pertaining to three miles; as, the three-mile limit, or the limit of the marine belt of three miles included in territorial waters of a state. - THREE-PILE
An old name for the finest and most costly kind of velvet, having a fine, thick pile. I have served Prince Florizel and in my time wore three-pile. Shak. - PROCESSIVE
Proceeding; advancing. Because it is language, -- ergo, processive. Coleridge. - HAMMERER
One who works with a hammer. - THREE-DECKER
A vessel of war carrying guns on three decks. - PROCESSIONALIST
One who goes or marches in a procession. - MEMBRANE
A thin layer or fold of tissue, usually supported by a fibrous network, serving to cover or line some part or organ, and often secreting or absorbing certain fluids. Note: The term is also often applied to the thin, expanded parts, of - SMALLISH
Somewhat small. G. W. Cable. - THREE-SIDED
Having three sides, especially three plane sides; as, a three- sided stem, leaf, petiole, peduncle, scape, or pericarp. - THREE-CORNERED
Having three prominent longitudinal angles; as, a three- cornered stem. (more info) 1. Having three corners, or angles; as, a three-cornered hat. - ILLUSTROUS
Without luster. - THREE-PORT
Having three ports; specif.: Designating a type of two-cycle internal-combustion engine in which the mixture enters the crank case through a port uncovered by the piston near the end of its stroke. - HAMMER
That part of a gunlock which strikes the percussion cap, or firing pin; the cock; formerly, however, a piece of steel covering the pan of a flintlock musket and struck by the flint of the cock to ignite the priming. Also, a person of thing that - ILLUSTRIOUS
1. Possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid. Quench the light; thine eyes are guides illustrious. Beau. & Fl. 2. Characterized by greatness, nobleness, etc.; eminent; conspicuous; distinguished. Illustrious earls, renowened - THREE-PLY
Consisting of three distinct webs inwrought together in weaving, as cloth or carpeting; having three strands; threefold. - THREE-PARTED
Divided into, or consisting of, three parts; tripartite. Three- parted leaf , a leaf divided into three parts down to the base, but not entirely separate. - THREE-FLOWERED
Bearing three flowers together, or only three flowers. - HANDLESS
Without a hand. Shak. - CHANDLER
of candles, LL. candelarius chandler, fr. L. candela candle. See 1. A maker or seller of candles. The chandler's basket, on his shoulder borne, With tallow spots thy coat. Gay. 2. A dealer in other commodities, which are indicated by - WHETTLEBONES
The vertebræ of the back. Dunglison. - DISMALLY
In a dismal manner; gloomily; sorrowfully; uncomfortably. - ACID PROCESS
That variety of either the Bessemer or the open-hearth process in which the converter or hearth is lined with acid, that is, highly siliceous, material. Opposed to basic process. - GOLD-HAMMER
The yellow-hammer. - RACKABONES
A very lean animal, esp. a horse. - BARREL PROCESS
A process of extracting gold or silver by treating the ore in a revolving barrel, or drum, with mercury, chlorine, cyanide solution, or other reagent.