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  • 81Devotthan Ekadasi — Devotthan Ekadashi Vishnu sleeps on the Shesha Shaiya bed of Shesha Also called Prabodhini Ekadashi, Devutthana Ekadashi, Dev uthav ekadashi, Deothan, Kartik Shukla ekadashi Observed by …

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  • 82Robert Southwell (Jesuit) — For the diplomat, see Robert Southwell (diplomat) Saint Robert Southwell, S.J. (1561 1595). Line engraving by Matthaus Greuter (Greuther) or Paul Maupin, published 1608. Robert Southwell (c. 1561 – 21 February 1595), also Saint Robert Southwell,… …

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  • 83bound — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. limit, confine, delimit, demarcate; leap, spring, vault. See certainty, duty. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Literally confined in bonds] Syn. fettered, shackled, trussed up, manacled, chained, enchained …

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  • 84pinion — pin|ion1 [ˈpınjən] v [T always + adverb/preposition] to hold or tie someone s arms or legs very tightly, so that they cannot move freely ▪ My arms were pinioned behind me by the policemen. pinion 2 pinion2 n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin:… …

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  • 85pinion — {{11}}pinion (n.1) wing joint, mid 15c., from M.Fr. pignon (c.1400), from V.L. *pinnionem, from L. penna wing (see PEN (Cf. pen) (n.1)). {{12}}pinion (n.2) small gear with teeth (as in rack and pinion …

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  • 86pinion — 1 verb 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to hold or tie up someone s arms or legs very tightly, so that they cannot move freely: Her arms were pinioned tightly behind her. 2 (transitive usually passive) technical to cut off the big strong feathers …

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  • 87pinion — verb the hostages were pinioned to each other Syn: hold down, pin down, restrain, hold fast, immobilize; tie, bind, truss (up), shackle, fetter, hobble, manacle, handcuff; informal cuff …

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  • 88unpinioned — un·pinioned …

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  • 89frogmarch — frog•march [[t]ˈfrɒgˌmɑrtʃ, ˈfrɔg [/t]] v. t. to force (a person) to march with the arms pinioned behind the back …

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  • 90winged — adjective 1. having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind the winged feet of Mercury • Ant: ↑wingless • Similar to: ↑alar, ↑alary, ↑aliform, ↑wing shaped, ↑alate …

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