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  • 11Wedge — Wedge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wedged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wedging}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cleave or separate with a wedge or wedges, or as with a wedge; to rive. My heart, as wedged with a sigh, would rive in twain. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To force… …

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  • 12Wedged — Wedge Wedge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wedged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wedging}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cleave or separate with a wedge or wedges, or as with a wedge; to rive. My heart, as wedged with a sigh, would rive in twain. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …

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  • 13Wedging — Wedge Wedge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wedged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wedging}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cleave or separate with a wedge or wedges, or as with a wedge; to rive. My heart, as wedged with a sigh, would rive in twain. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …

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  • 14Sphenoid bone — Bone: Sphenoid bone Cranial Bones. Only the end of the wing of the sphenoid bone is visible …

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  • 15Virgil Exner — Infobox Celebrity name = Virgil Max Exner, Sr. birth date = birth date|1909|9|24 birth place = Ann Arbor, MI death date = date of death|1973|12|22 death place = Royal Oak, MI occupation = Designer Chrysler Vice President of DesignVirgil Max Ex… …

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  • 16Forward Look — was a design theme employed by Virgil Exner in styling the 1955 through 1961 Chrysler Corporation vehicles.When Exner joined Chrysler, the company s vehicles were being fashioned by engineers instead of designers, and so were considered outmoded …

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  • 17hamate bone — [hā′māt΄] n. a wedgelike bone on the side of the wrist connecting the wrist with the fourth and fifth metacarpals, which connect to the ring and little fingers * * * …

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  • 18arch — arch1 /ahrch/, n. 1. Archit. a. a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are… …

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  • 19chisel — chisellike, adj. /chiz euhl/, n., v., chiseled, chiseling or (esp. Brit.) chiselled, chiselling. n. 1. a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc. 2. See chisel… …

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  • 20cuneal — /kyooh nee euhl/, adj. wedgelike; wedge shaped. [1570 80; < L cune(us) a wedge + AL1] * * * …

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