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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Tucker :: Tucker (n.) A narrow piece of linen or the like, folded across the breast, or attached to the gown at the neck, forming a part of a woman's dress in the 17th century and later..
Gallery :: Gallery (a.) A long and narrow platform attached to one or more sides of public hall or the interior of a church, and supported by brackets or columns; -- sometimes intended to be occupied by musicians or spectators, sometimes designed merely to increase the capacity of the hall..
Clough :: Clough (n.) A cleft in a hill; a ravine; a narrow valley.
Scapegallows :: Scapegallows (n.) One who has narrowly escaped the gallows for his crimes.
Ribwort :: Ribwort (n.) A species of plantain (Plantago lanceolata) with long, narrow, ribbed leaves; -- called also rib grass, ripple grass, ribwort plantain..
Angustifolious :: Angustifolious (a.) Having narrow leaves.
Run :: Run (n.) The aftermost part of a vessel's hull where it narrows toward the stern, under the quarter..
Illiberality :: Illiberality (n.) The state or quality of being illiberal; narrowness of mind; meanness; niggardliness.
Dingle :: Dingle (n.) A narrow dale; a small dell; a small, secluded, and embowered valley..
Strait :: Strait (superl.) Narrow; not broad.
Cogware :: Cogware (n.) A coarse, narrow cloth, like frieze, used by the lower classes in the sixteenth century..
Shoot :: Shoot (n.) An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where the water rushes rapidly; esp., a channel, having a swift current, connecting the ends of a bend in the stream, so as to shorten the course..
Wide :: Wide (superl.) Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the mouth organs; -- opposed to primary as used by Mr. Bell, and to narrow as used by Mr. Sweet. The effect, as explained by Mr. Bell, is due to the relaxation or tension of the pharynx; as explained by Mr. Sweet and others, it is due to the action of the tongue. The wide of / (/ve) is / (/ll); of a (ate) is / (/nd), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 13-15..
Soutache :: Soutache (n.) A kind of narrow braid, usually of silk; -- also known as Russian braid..
List :: List (n.) A narrow strip of wood, esp. sapwood, cut from the edge of a plank or board..
Funambulatory :: Funambulatory (a.) Narrow, like the walk of a ropedancer..
Bandeau :: Bandeau (n.) A narrow band or fillet; a part of a head-dress.
Leptorhine :: Leptorhine (a.) Having the nose narrow; -- said esp. of the skull. Opposed to platyrhine.
Pectinated :: Pectinated (a.) Having very narrow, close divisions, in arrangement and regularity resembling those of a comb; comblike; as, a pectinate leaf; pectinated muscles. See Illust. (e) of Antennae..
Mattock :: Mattock (n.) An implement for digging and grubbing. The head has two long steel blades, one like an adz and the other like a narrow ax or the point of a pickax..
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