biting (verb)

  • 111Tooth powder — Tooth Tooth (t[=oo]th), n.; pl. {Teeth} (t[=e]th). [OE. toth,tooth, AS. t[=o][eth]; akin to OFries. t[=o]th, OS. & D. tand, OHG. zang, zan, G. zahn, Icel. t[ o]nn, Sw. & Dan. tand, Goth. tumpus, Lith. dantis, W. dant, L. dens, dentis, Gr. odoy s …

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  • 112Tooth rash — Tooth Tooth (t[=oo]th), n.; pl. {Teeth} (t[=e]th). [OE. toth,tooth, AS. t[=o][eth]; akin to OFries. t[=o]th, OS. & D. tand, OHG. zang, zan, G. zahn, Icel. t[ o]nn, Sw. & Dan. tand, Goth. tumpus, Lith. dantis, W. dant, L. dens, dentis, Gr. odoy s …

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  • 113barb — I. noun Etymology: Middle English barbe barb, beard, from Anglo French, from Latin barba more at beard Date: 14th century 1. a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck 2. a. a sharp projection extending… …

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  • 114louse — I. noun Etymology: Middle English lous, from Old English lūs; akin to Old High German lūs louse, Welsh llau lice Date: before 12th century 1. plural lice a. any of various small wingless usually flattened insects (orders Anoplura and Mallophaga)… …

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  • 115mordant — I. adjective Etymology: Middle French, present participle of mordre to bite, from Latin mordēre; perhaps akin to Sanskrit mṛdnāti he presses, rubs Date: 15th century 1. biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style ; incisive < a mordant wit >&#8230; …

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  • 116muzzle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English mosel, from Middle French musel, from Old French *mus mouth of an animal, from Medieval Latin musus Date: 15th century 1. the projecting jaws and nose of an animal ; snout 2. a. a fastening or covering for the&#8230; …

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  • 117venom — I. noun Etymology: Middle English venim, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *venimen, alteration of Latin venenum magic charm, drug, poison; akin to Latin venus love, charm more at win Date: 13th century 1. poisonous matter normally secreted by …

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  • 118Curling — Highest governing body World Curling Federation N …

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  • 119Parrot — Taxobox name = Parrots fossil range = fossil range|54|0Early Eocene – Recent image width = 240px image caption = Peach fronted Parakeets Aratinga aurea regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves infraclassis = Neognathae ordo =&#8230; …

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  • 120Sphinx — This article is about sphinxes in general. For the sphinx at Giza in Egypt, see Great Sphinx of Giza. For other uses, see Sphinx (disambiguation). The Great Sphinx of Giza, with the Pyramid of Khafra in the background …

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