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Earth
·noun The people on the globe.
II. Earth ·noun A <<Plowing>>.
III. Earth ·vi To <<Burrow>>.
IV. E...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Earth
1) In the sense of soil or ground, the translation of the word adamah'. In Gen. 9:20 "husbandman" is...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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earth
One of the primary planets, and the third in order from the sun.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Earth
The term is used in two widely-different senses: (1) for the material of which the earth's surface i...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Tongue
·noun Any small sole.
II. Tongue ·noun The clapper of a bell.
III. Tongue ·noun ·same·as <<Reed>>,...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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tongue
Tongue enough for two sets of teeth: said of a talkative person. As old as my tongue, and a little o...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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tongue
[Anglo-Saxon tunga]. The long tapered end of one piece of timber made to fay into a scarph at the en...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Cassel earth
·add. ·- A brown pigment of varying permanence, consisting of impure lignite. It was found originall...
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Cologne earth
·- An earth of a deep brown color, containing more vegetable than mineral matter; an earthy variety ...
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Earth flax
·- A variety of asbestus. ·see <<Amianthus>>.
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Earth shine
·- ·see Earth light, under <<Earth>>.
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Middle-earth
·noun The world, considered as lying between heaven and hell.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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earth-bags
See sand-bags.
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Adder's-tongue
·noun The yellow dogtooth violet.
II. Adder's-tongue ·noun A genus of ferns (Ophioglossum), whose s...
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Bird's-tongue
·noun The knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare).
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Deer's-tongue
·noun A plant (Liatris odoratissima) whose fleshy leaves give out a fragrance compared to vanilla.
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Dog's-tongue
·noun Hound's-tongue.
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Double-tongue
·noun Deceit; duplicity.
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Hart-tongue
·noun A common British fern (Scolopendrium vulgare), rare in America.
II. Hart-tongue ·noun A West ...
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Hound's-tongue
·noun A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale), with soft tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odo...
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Long-tongue
·noun The <<Wryneck>>.
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Snake's-tongue
·noun ·same·as Adder's-tongue.
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Tongue-pad
·noun A great talker.
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Tongue-shaped
·adj Shaped like a tongue; specifically (Bot.), linear or oblong, and fleshy, blunt at the end, and ...
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Tongue-shell
·noun Any species of Lingula.
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Tongue-tie
·vt To deprive of speech or the power of speech, or of distinct articulation.
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Tongue-tied
·adj Unable to speak freely, from whatever cause.
II. Tongue-tied ·adj Destitute of the power of di...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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loll tongue
He has been playing a game at loll tongue; he has been salivated.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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dog's tongue
n.
name given to the plant Cynoglossum suaveolens, R. Br., N.O. Asperifoliae.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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calve's tongue
A sort of moulding usually made at the caps and bases of round pillars, to taper or hance the round ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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dog-tongue
A name assigned to a kind of sole.
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horse-tongue
A name applied to a kind of sole.
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ice-tongue
See tongue.
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buttock and tongue
A scolding wife.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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figure of the earth
The form of our globe, which is that of an oblate spheroid with an ellipticity of about 1/299.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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tongue of a bevel
The movable part of the instrument by which the angles or bevellings are taken.
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