Bead proof

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• Bead

  ·noun A bubble in spirits. II. Bead ·noun Any small globular body. III. Bead ·vi To form beadlike ...

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• bead

  The bubbles which rise on a glass of wine or spirits, by which the strength and quality of the artic...

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• Proof-proof

  ·adj Proof against proofs; obstinate in the wrong. ...

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• Proof

  ·noun Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken. II. Proof ·adj Used in proving or testing; as, ...

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• proof

  The trial of the quality of arms, ammunition, &c., before their reception for service. Guns are prov...

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• Bullet-proof

  ·adj Capable of resisting the force of a bullet. ...

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• High-proof

  ·adj So as to stand any test. II. High-proof ·adj Highly rectified; very strongly alcoholic; as, hi...

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• Plot-proof

  ·adj Secure against harm by plots. ...

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• Press proof

  ·add. ·- The last proof for correction before sending to press. II. Press proof ·add. ·- A proof ta...

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• Proof-arm

  ·vt To arm with proof armor; to arm securely; as, to proof-arm herself. ...

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• Shame-proof

  ·noun <<Shameless>>. ...

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• Shot-proof

  ·adj Impenetrable by shot. ...

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• scandal proof

  One who has eaten shame and drank after it, or would blush at being ashamed. ...

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• further proof

  In prize matters, a privilege, where the court is not satisfied with that originally produced, by wh...

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• musket-proof

  Any bulk-head, parapet, or substance which effectually resists the force of a musket-ball. ...

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• pistol-proof

  A term for the point of courage for which a man was elected captain by pirates. ...

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• proof timber

  In naval architecture, an imaginary timber, expressed by vertical lines in the sheer-draught, to pro...

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• to raise a bead

  This expression is used at the West, and means to bring to a head, to make succeed. The figure is ta...

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