Definition of proper

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Proper (a.) Represented in its natural color; -- said of any object used as a charge.

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Conformable :: Conformable (a.) Corresponding in form, character, opinions, etc.; similar; like; consistent; proper or suitable; -- usually followed by to..
Impetus :: Impetus (n.) A property possessed by a moving body in virtue of its weight and its motion; the force with which any body is driven or impelled; momentum.
Hypotheca :: Hypotheca (n.) An obligation by which property of a debtor was made over to his creditor in security of his debt.
Alum Root :: Alum root () A North American herb (Heuchera Americana) of the Saxifrage family, whose root has astringent properties..
Proportion :: Proportion (n.) The portion one receives when a whole is distributed by a rule or principle; equal or proper share; lot.
Wrong-timed :: Wrong-timed (a.) Done at an improper time; ill-timed.
Proletary :: Proletary (n.) A citizen of the lowest class, who served the state, not with property, but only by having children; hence, a common person..
Weight :: Weight (v. t.) The quality of being heavy; that property of bodies by which they tend toward the center of the earth; the effect of gravitative force, especially when expressed in certain units or standards, as pounds, grams, etc..
Remembrancer :: Remembrancer (n.) A term applied in England to several officers, having various functions, their duty originally being to bring certain matters to the attention of the proper persons at the proper time..
Misappreciated :: Misappreciated (a.) Improperly appreciated.
Undue :: Undue (a.) Not right; not lawful or legal; improper; as, an undue proceeding..
Unlimited :: Unlimited (a.) Undefined; indefinite; not bounded by proper exceptions; as, unlimited terms..
Recovery :: Recovery (n.) In rowing, the act of regaining the proper position for making a new stroke..
Share :: Share (v.) Hence, one of a certain number of equal portions into which any property or invested capital is divided; as, a ship owned in ten shares..
Fairly :: Fairly (adv.) Honestly; properly.
Electrology :: Electrology (n.) That branch of physical science which treats of the phenomena of electricity and its properties.
Time :: Time (n.) A proper time; a season; an opportunity.
Adjective :: Adjective (n.) A word used with a noun, or substantive, to express a quality of the thing named, or something attributed to it, or to limit or define it, or to specify or describe a thing, as distinct from something else. Thus, in phrase, a wise ruler, wise is the adjective, expressing a property of ruler..
Pleochroism :: Pleochroism (n.) The property possessed by some crystals, of showing different colors when viewed in the direction of different axes..
Jamb :: "Jamb (n.) The vertical side of any opening, as a door or fireplace; hence, less properly, any narrow vertical surface of wall, as the of a chimney-breast or of a pier, as distinguished from its face..
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