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  • 51staid — staidly, adv. staidness, n. /stayd/, adj. 1. of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious. 2. fixed, settled, or permanent. v. 3. Archaic. a pt. and pp. of stay1. [1535 45 for adj. use] Syn. 1. proper …

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  • 52The Timaru Herald — Infobox Newspaper name = PAGENAME caption = type = Daily (except Sunday) Newspaper format = Broadsheet foundation = 1864 owners = Fairfax Media editor = circulation = 14,500 headquarters = Timaru, New Zealand ISSN = website = The Timaru Herald is …

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  • 53stereotype — noun 1》 an image or idea of a particular type of person or thing that has become fixed through being widely held. 2》 a relief printing plate cast in a mould made from composed type or an original plate. verb view or represent as a stereotype.… …

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  • 54proof — /pruf / (say proohf) noun 1. evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth. 2. anything serving as such evidence. 3. the act of testing or making trial of anything; test; a trial: to put a thing to the proof …

  • 55stereotype — /ˈstɛriətaɪp / (say stereeuhtuyp), /ˈstɪə / (say stear ) noun 1. a process of making metal plates to use in printing by taking a mould of composed type or the like in papier mâché or other material and then taking from this mould a cast (plate)… …

  • 56metal — [met′ l] n. [OFr < L metallum, metal, mine, quarry < Gr metallon, mine, quarry] 1. a) any of a class of chemical elements, as iron, gold, or aluminum, generally characterized by ductility, malleability, luster, and conductivity of heat and… …

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  • 57galleyproof — galley proof n. Printing A proof taken from composed type before page composition to allow for the detection and correction of errors. * * * …

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  • 58chase — chase1 chaseable, adj. /chays/, v., chased, chasing, n. v.t. 1. to pursue in order to seize, overtake, etc.: The police officer chased the thief. 2. to pursue with intent to capture or kill, as game; hunt: to chase deer. 3. to follow or devote… …

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  • 59proof — /proohf/, n. 1. evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth. 2. anything serving as such evidence: What proof do you have? 3. the act of testing or making trial of anything; test; trial: to put a thing to… …

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  • 60squabble — squabbler, n. squabblingly, adv. /skwob euhl/, v., squabbled, squabbling, n. v.i. 1. to engage in a petty quarrel. v.t. 2. Print. to disarrange and mix (composed type). n. 3. a petty quarrel. [1595 1605; prob. < Scand; cf. Sw dial. skvabbel a&#8230; …

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