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  • 21tectorium — 1. An overlaying structure. 2. SYN: tectorial membrane of cochlear duct. [L. an overlaying surface (plaster, stucco), fr. tego, pp. tectus, to cover] * * * tec·to·ri·um (tek torґe əm) pl. tectoґria [L. “roof”] membrana tectoria ductus… …

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  • 22Collaborative decision-making software — Collaborative decision making (CDM) software is a software application or module that coordinates the functions and features required to arrive at timely collective decisions, enabling all relevant stakeholders to participate in the process. The… …

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  • 23Exodus 38 — 1 And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof. 2 And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; …

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  • 24overlay — Ⅰ. overlay UK US /ˌəʊvəˈleɪ/ verb [T] (overlaying, overlaid, overlaid) ► to cover something with a layer of something else: »Sticky tracing paper overlaid on street maps lets travelers chart their course again and again. overlay sth with sth »By… …

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  • 25overlay — [ō΄vər lā′; ] also, and for n.always [, ō′vər lā΄] vt. overlaid, overlaying 1. to lay or spread over 2. to cover or overspread, as with a decorative layer of something 3. Printing to place an overlay upon n. 1. anything laid over another thing;… …

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  • 26scum|ble — «SKUHM buhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. Painting and Drawing. –v.t. 1. to soften the effect of (colors or the harder lines), as by overlaying with a thin coat of opaque or semiopaque color, or by spreading the lines. 2. to produce (an effect) by… …

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  • 27Argentation — Ar gen*ta tion, n. [L. argentare to silver, fr. argentum silver. See {Argent}.] A coating or overlaying with silver. [R.] Johnson. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 28Gilding — Gild ing (g[i^]ld [i^]ng), n. 1. The art or practice of overlaying or covering with gold leaf; also, a thin coating or wash of gold, or of that which resembles gold. [1913 Webster] 2. Gold in leaf, powder, or liquid, for application to any… …

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  • 29Gilding metal — Gilding Gild ing (g[i^]ld [i^]ng), n. 1. The art or practice of overlaying or covering with gold leaf; also, a thin coating or wash of gold, or of that which resembles gold. [1913 Webster] 2. Gold in leaf, powder, or liquid, for application to… …

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  • 30Overlaid — Overlay O ver*lay , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overlaid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overlaying}.] 1. To lay, or spread, something over or across; hence, to cover; to overwhelm; to press excessively upon. [1913 Webster] When any country is overlaid by the… …

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