pare+off

  • 61leaf — [lēf] n. pl. leaves [ME lefe < OE leaf, akin to Du loof, Ger laub < IE base * leubh , to peel off, pull off > Lith lupù, to skin, pare off] 1. any of the flat, thin, expanded organs, usually green, growing laterally from the stem or twig …

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  • 62Resect — Re*sect (r? s?kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resected};p. pr. & vb. n. {Resecting}.] [L. resectus, p. p. of resecare to cut off; pref. re re + secare to cut.] To cut or pare off; to remove by cutting. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 63Resected — Resect Re*sect (r? s?kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resected};p. pr. & vb. n. {Resecting}.] [L. resectus, p. p. of resecare to cut off; pref. re re + secare to cut.] To cut or pare off; to remove by cutting. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 64Resecting — Resect Re*sect (r? s?kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resected};p. pr. & vb. n. {Resecting}.] [L. resectus, p. p. of resecare to cut off; pref. re re + secare to cut.] To cut or pare off; to remove by cutting. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 65Scale — Scale, v. t. 1. To strip or clear of scale or scales; as, to scale a fish; to scale the inside of a boiler. [1913 Webster] 2. To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface. If all the mountains were… …

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  • 66resect — /rəˈsɛkt/ (say ruh sekt) verb (t) Surgery to cut away or pare off; excise a portion of. {Latin resectus, past participle, cut back, cut off} –resection, noun …

  • 67Exungulate — Ex*un gu*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exungulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exungulating}.] [L. exungulare to lose the hoof, ex out, from + ungula. See {Ungula}.] To pare off, as nails, the hoof, etc. [R.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 68Exungulated — Exungulate Ex*un gu*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exungulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exungulating}.] [L. exungulare to lose the hoof, ex out, from + ungula. See {Ungula}.] To pare off, as nails, the hoof, etc. [R.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 69Exungulating — Exungulate Ex*un gu*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exungulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exungulating}.] [L. exungulare to lose the hoof, ex out, from + ungula. See {Ungula}.] To pare off, as nails, the hoof, etc. [R.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 70Fritter — Frit ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frittered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Frittering}.] 1. To cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying. [1913 Webster] 2. To break into small pieces or fragments. [1913 Webster] Break all nerves, and fritter all their sense.… …

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