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81Anchylosis — An chy*lo sis, Ankylosis An ky*lo sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?, fr. ? to crook, stiffen, fr. ? crooked: cf. F. ankylose.] 1. (Med.) Stiffness or fixation of a joint; formation of a stiff joint. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) The union of… …
82Ankylosis — Anchylosis An chy*lo sis, Ankylosis An ky*lo sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?, fr. ? to crook, stiffen, fr. ? crooked: cf. F. ankylose.] 1. (Med.) Stiffness or fixation of a joint; formation of a stiff joint. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.)… …
83Buttress — But tress, n. [OE. butrasse, boterace, fr. F. bouter to push; cf. OF. bouteret (nom. sing. and acc. pl. bouterez) buttress. See {Butt} an end, and cf. {Butteris}.] 1. (Arch.) A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of an arch …
84Chuck rib — Rib Rib, n. [AS. rib, ribb; akin to D. rib, G. rippe, OHG. rippa, rippi, Dan. ribbe, Icel. rif, Russ. rebro.] 1. (Anat.) One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax. [1913 Webster] Note …
85Clearstarch — Clear starch (kl[=e]r st[aum]rcht ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clearstarched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clearstraching}.] To stiffen with starch, and then make clear by clapping with the hands; as, to clearstarch muslin. [1913 Webster] …
86Clearstarched — Clearstarch Clear starch (kl[=e]r st[aum]rcht ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clearstarched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clearstraching}.] To stiffen with starch, and then make clear by clapping with the hands; as, to clearstarch muslin. [1913 Webster] …
87Clearstraching — Clearstarch Clear starch (kl[=e]r st[aum]rcht ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clearstarched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clearstraching}.] To stiffen with starch, and then make clear by clapping with the hands; as, to clearstarch muslin. [1913 Webster] …
88Dwang — Dwang, n. [Cf. D. dwingen to force, compel.] 1. (Carp.) A piece of wood set between two studs, posts, etc., to stiffen and support them. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mech.) (a) A kind of crowbar. (b) A large wrench. Knight. [1913 Webster] …
89Flying buttress — Buttress But tress, n. [OE. butrasse, boterace, fr. F. bouter to push; cf. OF. bouteret (nom. sing. and acc. pl. bouterez) buttress. See {Butt} an end, and cf. {Butteris}.] 1. (Arch.) A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of …
90Fore ribs — Rib Rib, n. [AS. rib, ribb; akin to D. rib, G. rippe, OHG. rippa, rippi, Dan. ribbe, Icel. rif, Russ. rebro.] 1. (Anat.) One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax. [1913 Webster] Note …
