Definition of narrow

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Narrow (superl.) Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; -- distinguished from wide; as e (eve) and / (f/d), etc., from i (ill) and / (f/t), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 13..

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Narrow :: Narrow (superl.) Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
Pound :: Pound (n.) A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward..
Tape :: Tape (n.) A narrow fillet or band of cotton or linen; a narrow woven fabric used for strings and the like; as, curtains tied with tape..
Footing :: Footing (n.) A narrow cotton lace, without figures..
Little :: Little (a.) Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
Drove :: Drove (n.) A narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land.
Voiced :: Voiced (a.) Uttered with voice; pronounced with vibrations of the vocal cords; sonant; -- said of a sound uttered with the glottis narrowed.
Fiord :: Fiord (n.) A narrow inlet of the sea, penetrating between high banks or rocks, as on the coasts of Norway and Alaska..
Slip :: Slip (n.) A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door..
Pencel :: Pencel (n.) A small, narrow flag or streamer borne at the top of a lance; -- called also pennoncel..
Border :: Border (n.) A narrow flower bed.
Intake :: Intake (n.) the beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.
Notch :: Notch (n.) A narrow passage between two elevation; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain..
Chare :: Chare (n.) A narrow street.
Neck :: Neck (n.) A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts..
Constipate :: Constipate (v. t.) To crowd or cram into a narrow compass; to press together or condense.
Incapacious :: Incapacious (a.) Not capacious; narrow; small; weak or foolish; as, an incapacious soul..
Strass :: Strapwork (n.) A kind of ornament consisting of a narrow fillet or band folded, crossed, and interlaced..
Chested :: Chested (a.) Having (such) a chest; -- in composition; as, broad-chested; narrow-chested..
List :: List (v. t.) To cut away a narrow strip, as of sapwood, from the edge of; as, to list a board..
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