to draw up contract

  • 61Ruffling — Ruffle Ruf fle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruffled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruffling}.] [From {Ruff} a plaited collar, a drum beat, a tumult: cf. OD. ruyffelen to wrinkle.] 1. To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to… …

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  • 62To ruffle the feathers of — Ruffle Ruf fle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruffled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruffling}.] [From {Ruff} a plaited collar, a drum beat, a tumult: cf. OD. ruyffelen to wrinkle.] 1. To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to… …

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  • 63scrimman — sv/t3 3rd pres scrimþ past scramm/scrummon ptp gescrummen to shrink, draw up, contract …

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  • 64 — 【렴】 거두다; 염 (습) 하다; 감추다; 단속하다; 줄잡아; 최소한 등글월문부 13획 (총17획) [1] [v] draw together; contract [2] [v] hold back; restrain [3] [v] collect; gather レン·おさめる 苛斂 (가렴) 세금 따위를 가혹하게 거두어 들임 苛斂誅求 (가렴주구) 조세를 가혹하게 과하며, 무리하게 재물을 빼앗음. 탐관오리 (貪官汚吏) . 도탄지고 (塗炭之苦) .… …

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  • 65knit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. weave, interlace; draw together, contract, furrow, wrinkle. See junction. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To form by knitting] Syn. weave, crochet, purl, cable, spin, web, net, loop; see also sew , weave 1 . 2 …

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  • 66systole — sys•to•le [[t]ˈsɪs təˌli, li[/t]] n. 1) phl the normal rhythmical contraction of the heart, during which the blood in the chambers is forced onward Compare diastole 2) pro (in classical prosody) the shortening of a syllable regularly long •… …

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  • 67con|strict — «kuhn STRIHKT», transitive verb. to draw together; contract; compress: »A rubber band can constrict what it encircles. A tourniquet stops the flow of blood by constricting the blood vessels. ╂[< Latin constrictus, past participle of… …

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  • 68Contracted — Contract Con*tract (k[o^]n*tr[a^]kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contracting}.] [L. contractus, p. p. of contrahere to contract; con + trahere to draw: cf. F. contracter. See {Trace}, and cf. {Contract}, n.] 1. To draw… …

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  • 69Contracting — Contract Con*tract (k[o^]n*tr[a^]kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contracting}.] [L. contractus, p. p. of contrahere to contract; con + trahere to draw: cf. F. contracter. See {Trace}, and cf. {Contract}, n.] 1. To draw… …

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  • 70Swing Bridge at New Bridge Landing — Draw Bridge at New Bridge U.S. National Register of Historic Places New Jersey Register of Historic Places …

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