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Dine :: Dine (v. i.) To eat the principal regular meal of the day; to take dinner.

Principal :: Principal (n.) One who employs another to act for him, -- as distinguished from an agent..

Blood :: Blood (n.) The fluid which circulates in the principal vascular system of animals, carrying nourishment to all parts of the body, and bringing away waste products to be excreted. See under Arterial..

Epilogue :: Epilogue (n.) The closing part of a discourse, in which the principal matters are recapitulated; a conclusion..

Main :: Main (v.) principal duct or pipe, as distinguished from lesser ones; esp. (Engin.), a principal pipe leading to or from a reservoir; as, a fire main..

Occupation :: Occupation (n.) That which occupies or engages the time and attention; the principal business of one's life; vocation; employment; calling; trade.

Preceptress :: Preceptress (n.) A woman who is the principal of a school; a female teacher.

Principality :: Principality (n.) Sovereignty; supreme power; hence, superiority; predominance; high, or the highest, station..

Especial :: Especial (a.) Distinguished among others of the same class or kind; special; concerning a species or a single object; principal; particular; as, in an especial manner or degree..

Countersign :: Countersign (v. t.) To sign on the opposite side of (an instrument or writing); hence, to sign in addition to the signature of a principal or superior, in order to attest the authenticity of a writing..

Accompaniment :: Accompaniment (n.) A part performed by instruments, accompanying another part or parts performed by voices; the subordinate part, or parts, accompanying the voice or a principal instrument; also, the harmony of a figured bass..

Principal :: Principal (n.) The chief actor in a crime, or an abettor who is present at it, -- as distinguished from an accessory..

Basis :: Basis (n.) The principal component part of a thing.

Principality :: Principality (n.) The territory or jurisdiction of a prince; or the country which gives title to a prince; as, the principality of Wales..

Saree :: Saree (n.) The principal garment of a Hindoo woman. It consists of a long piece of cloth, which is wrapped round the middle of the body, a portion being arranged to hang down in front, and the remainder passed across the bosom over the left shoulder..

Ramification :: Ramification (n.) A division into principal and subordinate classes, heads, or departments; also, one of the subordinate parts; as, the ramifications of a subject or scheme..

Turn :: Turn (n.) An embellishment or grace (marked thus, /), commonly consisting of the principal note, or that on which the turn is made, with the note above, and the semitone below, the note above being sounded first, the principal note next, and the semitone below last, the three being performed quickly, as a triplet preceding the marked note. The turn may be inverted so as to begin with the lower note, in which case the sign is either placed on end thus /, or drawn thus /..

Polychaeta :: Polychaeta (n. pl.) One of the two principal groups of Chaetopoda. It includes those that have prominent parapodia and fascicles of setae. See Illust. under Parapodia.

Cyrenaic :: Cyrenaic (a.) Pertaining to Cyrenaica, an ancient country of northern Africa, and to Cyrene, its principal city; also, to a school of philosophy founded by Aristippus, a native of Cyrene..

Butler :: Butler (n.) An officer in a king's or a nobleman's household, whose principal business it is to take charge of the liquors, plate, etc.; the head servant in a large house..

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