covering-party

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• Covering

  ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Cover>>. II. Covering ·noun Anything which covers or conceals, as a roof, a sc...

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• Party

  ·v A part or portion. II. Party ·v Cause; side; interest. III. Party ·v Partial; favoring one part...

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• party

  The detachment of marines serving on board a man-of-war. Also, a gang of hands sent away on particul...

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• covering-board

  See plank-sheer. ...

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• Party-coated

  ·adj Having a motley coat, or coat of divers colors. ...

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• Party-colored

  ·adj ·Alt. of Parti-colored. ...

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• People's party

  ·add. ·- A party formed in 1891, advocating in an increase of the currency, public ownership and ope...

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• Progressive party

  ·add. ·- The political party formed, chiefly out of the Republican party, by the adherents of Theodo...

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• donation party

  A party, consisting of the friends and parishioners of a country clergyman, assembled together, each...

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• charter-party

  The deed or written contract between the owners and the merchants for the hire of a ship, and safe d...

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• fatigue-party

  A party of soldiers told off to any labour-duty not strictly professional. ...

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• firing-party

  A detachment of soldiers, marines, or small-arm men selected to fire over the grave of an individual...

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• Covering of the eyes

  Occurs only in Gen. 20:16. In the Revised Version the rendering is "it (i.e., Abimelech's present of...

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