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• Scantier — Scanty Scant y, a. [Compar. {Scantier}; superl. {Scantiest}.] [From {Scant}, a.] 1. Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant. [1913 Webster] His dominions were very narrow and scanty. Locke. [1913 Webster] Now scantier limits the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• scantier — scant·y || skæntɪ adj. lacking, having an inadequate supply; meager, barely sufficient, just enough; limited, deficient …   English contemporary dictionary

• scantier — canister …   Anagrams dictionary

• canister — scantier …   Anagrams dictionary

• Scantiest — Scanty Scant y, a. [Compar. {Scantier}; superl. {Scantiest}.] [From {Scant}, a.] 1. Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant. [1913 Webster] His dominions were very narrow and scanty. Locke. [1913 Webster] Now scantier limits the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Scanty — Scant y, a. [Compar. {Scantier}; superl. {Scantiest}.] [From {Scant}, a.] 1. Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant. [1913 Webster] His dominions were very narrow and scanty. Locke. [1913 Webster] Now scantier limits the proud… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• scanty — adjective (scantier; est) Etymology: English dialect scant scanty supply, from Middle English, from Old Norse skamt, from neuter of skammr short Date: 1600 limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent Synonyms: see meager •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Geography of China — Topography of China. Longsheng Rice Terrac …   Wikipedia

• Toga — The toga, a distinctive garment of Ancient Rome, was a sash of perhaps twenty feet (6 meters) in length which was wrapped around the body and was generally worn over a tunic. The toga was invariably made of wool, [cite encyclopedia | editor =… …   Wikipedia

• Calormen — In C. S. Lewis s Chronicles of Narnia series of novels, Calormen (pronounced IPA| [ˈkaːlɔ(r)ˌmen] ) is a large country to the southeast of Narnia. Lewis derived its name from the Latin calor , meaning heat . When used as an adjective Lewis… …   Wikipedia

• Assyrian clothing — varies from village to village throughout the Assyrian homeland and beyond. DatesThe earliest type of costume here is a rather elaborate shawl drapery worn without any tunic underneath. Later comes the tunic with various fringed shawl draperies… …   Wikipedia