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91winding — ► NOUN 1) a twisting movement or course. 2) a thing that winds or is wound round something. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having a twisting or spiral course …
92gold — n. & adj. n. 1 a yellow malleable ductile high density metallic element resistant to chemical reaction, occurring naturally in quartz veins and gravel, and precious as a monetary medium, in jewellery, etc. Usage: Symb.: Au. 2 the colour of gold.… …
93snub — v., n., & adj. v.tr. (snubbed, snubbing) 1 rebuff or humiliate with sharp words or a marked lack of cordiality. 2 check the movement of (a boat, horse, etc.) esp. by a rope wound round a post etc. n. an act of snubbing; a rebuff. adj. short and… …
94turban — n. 1 a man s headdress of cotton or silk wound round a cap or the head, worn esp. by Muslims and Sikhs. 2 a woman s headdress or hat resembling this. Derivatives: turbaned adj. Etymology: 16th c. (also tulbant etc.), ult. f. Turk. tuumllbent f.… …
95whipping — n. 1 a beating, esp. with a whip. 2 cord wound round in binding. Phrases and idioms: whipping boy 1 a scapegoat. 2 hist. a boy educated with a young prince and punished instead of him. whipping cream cream suitable for whipping. whipping post… …
96litham — lēˈthäm noun ( s) Etymology: Arabic lithām : a strip of cloth wound round the head covering all but the eyes and worn by Tuaregs of the Sahara desert …
97pugree — variant of puggaree * * * /pug ree/, n. 1. a light turban worn in India. 2. a scarf of silk or cotton, usually colored or printed, wound round a hat or helmet and falling down behind as a protection against the sun. Cf. havelock. Also, pugaree,… …
98ring winding — noun : armature winding in which the wire is wound round the outer and inner surfaces alternately of an annular or cylindrical core distinguished from drum winding …
99selvagee — |selvə̇|jē noun ( s) Etymology: probably from selvage (I) + ee 1. : a skein of rope yarns wound round with yarns or marline (as for stoppers or straps) 2. : a number of parallel wires bound together with a fine wire serving …
100davenport-trick — /davˈn pōrt trik, pört / noun An artifice by which a person wound round and tied with ropes can break free ORIGIN: From two impostors who practised it in mid 19c …
