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  • 91Pare — Pare, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paring}.] [F. parer to pare, as a horse s hoofs, to dress or curry, as, leather, to clear, as anchors or cables, to parry, ward off, fr. L. parare to prepare. Cf. {Empire}, {Parade}, {Pardon},… …

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  • 92Pared — Pare Pare, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paring}.] [F. parer to pare, as a horse s hoofs, to dress or curry, as, leather, to clear, as anchors or cables, to parry, ward off, fr. L. parare to prepare. Cf. {Empire}, {Parade},… …

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  • 93Parer — Par er, n. [From {Pare}, v. t.] One who, or that which, pares; an instrument for paring. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 94Resection — Re*sec tion (r? s?k sh?n), n. [L. resectio: cf. F. r[ e]section.] 1. The act of cutting or paring off. Cotgrave. [1913 Webster] 2. (Surg.) The removal of the articular extremity of a bone, or of the ends of the bones in a false articulation.… …

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  • 95Retail — Re tail (r[=e] t[=a]l), n. [F. retaille piece cut off, shred, paring, or OF. retail, from retailler. See {Retail}, v.] The sale of commodities in small quantities or parcels; opposed to {wholesale}; sometimes, the sale of commodities at second… …

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  • 96Shoot — Shoot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shot}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shooting}. The old participle {Shotten} is obsolete. See {Shotten}.] [OE. shotien, schotien, AS. scotian, v. i., sce[ o]tan; akin to D. schieten, G. schie?en, OHG. sciozan, Icel. skj?ta, Sw.… …

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  • 97Shooting — Shoot Shoot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shot}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shooting}. The old participle {Shotten} is obsolete. See {Shotten}.] [OE. shotien, schotien, AS. scotian, v. i., sce[ o]tan; akin to D. schieten, G. schie?en, OHG. sciozan, Icel. skj?ta,… …

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  • 98Shot — Shoot Shoot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shot}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shooting}. The old participle {Shotten} is obsolete. See {Shotten}.] [OE. shotien, schotien, AS. scotian, v. i., sce[ o]tan; akin to D. schieten, G. schie?en, OHG. sciozan, Icel. skj?ta,… …

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  • 99Shotten — Shoot Shoot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shot}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shooting}. The old participle {Shotten} is obsolete. See {Shotten}.] [OE. shotien, schotien, AS. scotian, v. i., sce[ o]tan; akin to D. schieten, G. schie?en, OHG. sciozan, Icel. skj?ta,… …

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  • 100Skim — Skim, a. Contraction of {Skimming} and {Skimmed}. [1913 Webster] {Skim coat}, the final or finishing coat of plaster. {Skim colter}, a colter for paring off the surface of land. {Skim milk}, skimmed milk; milk from which the cream has been taken …

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