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Inlay :: Inlay (v. t.) To lay within; hence, to insert, as pieces of pearl, iviry, choice woods, or the like, in a groundwork of some other material; to form an ornamental surface; to diversify or adorn with insertions..

Wholesale :: Wholesale (a.) Pertaining to, or engaged in, trade by the piece or large quantity; selling to retailers or jobbers rather than to consumers; as, a wholesale merchant; the wholesale price..

Splint :: Splint (v. t.) A thin piece of wood, or other substance, used to keep in place, or protect, an injured part, especially a broken bone when set..

Spell :: Spell (n.) The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or watching; also, a turn at work which is carried on by one person or gang relieving another; as, a spell at the pumps; a spell at the masthead..

Forging :: Forging (n.) A piece of forged work in metal; -- a general name for a piece of hammered iron or steel.

Creeper :: Creeper (n.) A kind of patten mounted on short pieces of iron instead of rings; also, a fixture with iron points worn on a shoe to prevent one from slipping..

Dowel :: Dowel (n.) A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position..

Pane :: Pane (n.) One of the openings in a slashed garment, showing the bright colored silk, or the like, within; hence, the piece of colored or other stuff so shown..

Acre :: Acre (n.) A piece of land, containing 160 square rods, or 4,840 square yards, or 43,560 square feet. This is the English statute acre. That of the United States is the same. The Scotch acre was about 1.26 of the English, and the Irish 1.62 of the English..

Y :: Y (n.) Something shaped like the letter Y; a forked piece resembling in form the letter Y.

Murderer :: Murderer (n.) A small cannon, formerly used for clearing a ship's decks of boarders; -- called also murdering piece..

Sandwich :: Sandwich (n.) Two pieces of bread and butter with a thin slice of meat, cheese, or the like, between them..

Burrel Shot :: Burrel shot () A mixture of shot, nails, stones, pieces of old iron, etc., fired from a cannon at short range, in an emergency..

Lid :: Lid (n.) A calyx which separates from the flower, and falls off in a single piece, as in the Australian Eucalypti..

Scapulary :: Scapulary (n.) The name given to two pieces of cloth worn under the ordinary garb and over the shoulders as an act of devotion.

Andante :: Andante (n.) A movement or piece in andante time.

Mouth :: Mouth (n.) A principal speaker; one who utters the common opinion; a mouthpiece.

Rook :: Rook (n.) One of the four pieces placed on the corner squares of the board; a castle.

Disjoint :: Disjoint (v. i.) To fall in pieces.

Casque :: Casque (n.) A piece of defensive or ornamental armor (with or without a vizor) for the head and neck; a helmet.

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