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121cop-out — {n. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} An irresponsible excuse made to avoid something one has to do, a flimsy pretext. * /Cowe on, Jim, that s a cheap cop out, and I don t believe a word of it!/ …
122Chiffo — Chiffonier Chif fo*nier , fem. Chiffo Chif fo niere i[ e]re , n. [F. chiffonnier, fem. chiffonni[ e]re, fr. chiffon rag, fr. chiffe a rag, flimsy cloth.] 1. One who gathers rags and odds and ends; a ragpicker. [1913 Webster] 2. A receptacle for… …
123Chiffonier — Chif fo*nier , fem. Chiffo Chif fo niere i[ e]re , n. [F. chiffonnier, fem. chiffonni[ e]re, fr. chiffon rag, fr. chiffe a rag, flimsy cloth.] 1. One who gathers rags and odds and ends; a ragpicker. [1913 Webster] 2. A receptacle for rags or… …
124Cobweb — Cob web , n. [Cob a spider + web.] 1. The network spread by a spider to catch its prey. [1913 Webster] 2. A snare of insidious meshes designed to catch the ignorant and unwary. [1913 Webster] I can not but lament thy splendid wit Entangled in the …
125Cobweb lawn — Cobweb Cob web , n. [Cob a spider + web.] 1. The network spread by a spider to catch its prey. [1913 Webster] 2. A snare of insidious meshes designed to catch the ignorant and unwary. [1913 Webster] I can not but lament thy splendid wit Entangled …
126Cobweb micrometer — Cobweb Cob web , n. [Cob a spider + web.] 1. The network spread by a spider to catch its prey. [1913 Webster] 2. A snare of insidious meshes designed to catch the ignorant and unwary. [1913 Webster] I can not but lament thy splendid wit Entangled …
127Eragrostis curvula — weeping love grass weeping love grass n. a perennial South African grass ({Eragrostis curvula}) having densly clumped flimsy stems; introduced into U.S. esp. for erosion control. Syn: African love grass. [WordNet 1.5] …
128Farrago — Far*ra go, n. [L. farrago, aginis, mixed fodder for cattle, mash, medley, fr. far a sort of grain. See {Farina}.] A mass composed of various materials confusedly mixed; a medley; a mixture. [1913 Webster] A confounded farrago of doubts, fears,… …
