middle body
91Body, ciliary — Part of the eye, the ciliary body is a thin vascular (blood vessel filled) middle layer of the eye that is situated between the sclera (the white of the eye) and the retina (the nerve layer that lines the back of the eye, senses light, and… …
92middle — mid•dle [[t]ˈmɪd l[/t]] adj. 1) equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle part of a room[/ex] 2) intermediate or intervening: the middle distance[/ex] 3) medium or average: a man of middle size[/ex] 4) ling. (cap.)… …
93body — I. noun (plural bodies) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bodig; akin to Old High German boteh corpse Date: before 12th century 1. a. the main part of a plant or animal body especially as distinguished from limbs and head ; trunk b. the …
94middle — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English middel, from Old English; akin to Old English midde Date: before 12th century 1. equally distant from the extremes ; medial, central < the middle house in the row > 2. being at neither extreme ; intermediate …
95middle-age spread — /mid l ayj / an increase in bulk, esp. in the waist and buttocks, associated with the onset of middle age and the body s decreasing ability to metabolize calories efficiently. [1935 40] * * * ˌmiddle age ˈspread [middle age spread] (also ˌmiddle… …
96Body of Lies (novel) — infobox Book | name = Body of Lies title orig = translator = image caption = author = David Ignatius illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Spy Thriller novel publisher = W. W. Norton Company pub… …
97Middle distance — Distance Dis tance, n. [F. distance, L. distantia.] 1. The space between two objects; the length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate; measure of separation in place. [1913 Webster] Every particle …
98body — 1) the main part of a net or trawl 2) lint (netting in the main body of a drift or gill net. Also called middle twine, middle yarn, netting, sheet, webbing, yarn) …
99middle twine — lint (netting in the main body of a drift or gill net. Also called body, middle yarn, netting, sheet, webbing, yarn) …
100middle yarn — lint (netting in the main body of a drift or gill net. Also called body, middle twine, netting, sheet, webbing, yarn) …
