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  • 21wad — s.m.inv. OB TS mineral. insieme di minerali del gruppo degli psilomelani, di colore bruno o nero e consistenza terrosa, costituiti in prevalenza da ossido idrato di manganese {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XVIII. ETIMO: dall ingl. wad, di orig.… …

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  • 22Wad — das; s <aus gleichbed. engl. wad, weitere Herkunft ungeklärt> als weiche, lockere, auch schaumige Masse auftretendes Mineral, das braun abfärbt u. sehr leicht ist …

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  • 23wad — ► NOUN 1) a lump or bundle of a soft material, as used for padding, stuffing, or wiping. 2) a bundle of paper, banknotes, or documents. 3) informal a large amount of something, especially money. 4) chiefly historical a disc of felt or another… …

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  • 24wad|der — «WOD uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that wads. 2. Obsolete. implement to wad a gun …

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  • 25wad|ding — «WOD ihng», noun. 1. a soft material for padding, stuffing, or packing, especially carded cotton in sheets. 2. any material for making wads for guns or cartridges. 3. any small mass or bundle; wad …

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  • 26wad´dler — wad|dle «WOD uhl», verb, dled, dling, noun. –v.i. to walk with short steps and an awkward, swaying motion, as a duck does: »A very fat man waddled across the street. –n. 1. the act of waddling: »He made us laugh by imitating the waddle of a duck …

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  • 27wad|dle — «WOD uhl», verb, dled, dling, noun. –v.i. to walk with short steps and an awkward, swaying motion, as a duck does: »A very fat man waddled across the street. –n. 1. the act of waddling: »He made us laugh by imitating the waddle of a duck. 2. an… …

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  • 28wad|dy — wad|dy1 «WOD ee», noun, plural dies, verb, died, dy|ing. –n. 1. a heavy war club used by the Australian aborigines. 2. (in Australia) a walking stick. –v.t. to strike, injure, or kill with a waddy …

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  • 29Wad — is an old mining term for any black manganese oxide or hydroxide mineral rich rock in the oxidized zone of various ore deposits. Typically closely associated with various iron oxides. Specific mineral varieties include pyrolusite, lithiophorite,… …

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  • 30Wad al-'Abbas — is one of the oldest cities in the province of Sinār, Iraq. It was founded by Sheik Muhammad Alī Abbās, who came from the district of Wahīb in Northern, Sudan, where he was a learned and devout man. He founded a centre for teaching of the Qur ān …

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