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  • 61Spring wagon — Spring Spring, n. [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See {Spring}, v. i.] 1. A leap; a bound; a jump. [1913 Webster] The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its… …

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  • 62Spring wheat — Spring Spring, n. [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See {Spring}, v. i.] 1. A leap; a bound; a jump. [1913 Webster] The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its… …

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  • 63Strawworm — Straw worm , n. A caddice worm. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 64Trichoptera — Phryganeides Phryg a*ne i*des, n. pl. [NL., fr. Phryganea, the typical genus, fr. Gr. ? a dry stick.] (Zo[ o]l.) A tribe of neuropterous insects which includes the caddice flies; called also {Trichoptera}. See {Trichoptera}. [Written also… …

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  • 65Trichoptera — Tri*chop te*ra, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. tri x, tricho s, a hair + ? wing.] (Zo[ o]l.) A suborder of Neuroptera usually having the wings covered with minute hairs. It comprises the caddice flies, and is considered by some to be a distinct order.… …

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  • 66volute spring — Spring Spring, n. [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See {Spring}, v. i.] 1. A leap; a bound; a jump. [1913 Webster] The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its… …

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  • 67caddis — I. noun also caddice Etymology: Middle English cadas cotton wool, from Anglo French cadaz, from Old Occitan cadarz Date: 1530 worsted yarn; specifically a worsted ribbon or binding formerly used for garters and girdles II. noun Date: 1651… …

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  • 68caddis — caddis1 caddised, adj. /kad is/, n. a kind of woolen braid, ribbon, or tape. Also, caddice. [1570 80; prob. < MF cadis kind of woolen cloth < OPr < Catalon cadirs, of obscure orig; ME cadace, cadas material for padding doublets ( < AF) is appar.&#8230; …

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  • 69caddisworm — /kad is werrm /, n. the aquatic larva of a caddisfly, having an armored head and a pair of abdominal hooks, and typically living in a case built from sand or plant debris. Also called caddis, caddice, strawworm. [1615 25; caddis (perh. pl., taken …

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  • 70cade-worm — n. See caddice …

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