smooth pelt

  • 61fur — fur1 [fʉr] n. [ME furre, prob. contr. < furrure, fur lining or blanket OFr fourrure < fuerre, sheath, lining < Frank * fodr, akin to Ger futter < IE base * po , to tend flocks, cover, protect > Gr poimēn, Sans pālá , shepherd] 1.… …

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  • 62pepper — [pep′ər] n. [ME peper < OE pipor < WGmc borrowing < L piper < Gr peperi, via Pers < Sans pippali, peppercorn] 1. a) a pungent condiment obtained from the small, dried fruits of an East Indian vine (Piper nigrum) of the pepper… …

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  • 63peb´ble|like´ — peb|ble «PEHB uhl», noun, verb, bled, bling. –n. 1. a small stone, usually worn smooth and rounded, especially by being rolled about by water or by glacial action: »to wake a person by throwing pebbles at his window. So wears the paving pebble in …

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  • 64peb|ble — «PEHB uhl», noun, verb, bled, bling. –n. 1. a small stone, usually worn smooth and rounded, especially by being rolled about by water or by glacial action: »to wake a person by throwing pebbles at his window. So wears the paving pebble in the… …

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