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  • 21pilot cloth — noun a thick blue cloth used to make overcoats and coats for sailors etc • Hypernyms: ↑fabric, ↑cloth, ↑material, ↑textile * * * noun : a heavy twilled woolen overcoating with a thick nap used especially for seamen s blue uniforms * * * pilot… …

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  • 22Agaricus muscarius — Fly Fly, n.; pl. {Flies} (fl[imac]z). [OE. flie, flege, AS. fl[=y]ge, fle[ o]ge, fr. fle[ o]gan to fly; akin to D. vlieg, OHG. flioga, G. fliege, Icel. & Sw. fluga, Dan. flue. [root] 84. See {Fly}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any winged insect; esp …

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  • 23Bank beaver — Beaver Bea ver, n. [OE. bever, AS. beofer, befer; akin to D. bever, OHG. bibar, G. biber, Sw. b[ a]fver, Dan. b[ae]ver, Lith. bebru, Russ. bobr , Gael. beabhar, Corn. befer, L. fiber, and Skr. babhrus large ichneumon; also as an adj., brown, the… …

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  • 24Bearskin — Bear skin , n. 1. The skin of a bear. [1913 Webster] 2. A coarse, shaggy, woolen cloth for overcoats. [1913 Webster] 3. A cap made of bearskin, esp. one worn by soldiers. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 25Beaver — Bea ver, n. [OE. bever, AS. beofer, befer; akin to D. bever, OHG. bibar, G. biber, Sw. b[ a]fver, Dan. b[ae]ver, Lith. bebru, Russ. bobr , Gael. beabhar, Corn. befer, L. fiber, and Skr. babhrus large ichneumon; also as an adj., brown, the animal… …

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  • 26Beaver rat — Beaver Bea ver, n. [OE. bever, AS. beofer, befer; akin to D. bever, OHG. bibar, G. biber, Sw. b[ a]fver, Dan. b[ae]ver, Lith. bebru, Russ. bobr , Gael. beabhar, Corn. befer, L. fiber, and Skr. babhrus large ichneumon; also as an adj., brown, the… …

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  • 27Beaver skin — Beaver Bea ver, n. [OE. bever, AS. beofer, befer; akin to D. bever, OHG. bibar, G. biber, Sw. b[ a]fver, Dan. b[ae]ver, Lith. bebru, Russ. bobr , Gael. beabhar, Corn. befer, L. fiber, and Skr. babhrus large ichneumon; also as an adj., brown, the… …

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  • 28Black fly — Fly Fly, n.; pl. {Flies} (fl[imac]z). [OE. flie, flege, AS. fl[=y]ge, fle[ o]ge, fr. fle[ o]gan to fly; akin to D. vlieg, OHG. flioga, G. fliege, Icel. & Sw. fluga, Dan. flue. [root] 84. See {Fly}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any winged insect; esp …

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  • 29castor — Beaver Bea ver, n. [OE. bever, AS. beofer, befer; akin to D. bever, OHG. bibar, G. biber, Sw. b[ a]fver, Dan. b[ae]ver, Lith. bebru, Russ. bobr , Gael. beabhar, Corn. befer, L. fiber, and Skr. babhrus large ichneumon; also as an adj., brown, the… …

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  • 30Castor — Cas tor, n. [L. castor the beaver, Gr. ?; of uncertain origin.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of rodents, including the beaver. See {Beaver}. [1913 Webster] 2. Castoreum. See {Castoreum}. [1913 Webster] 3. A hat, esp. one made of beaver fur; a beaver.… …

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