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Footrope :: Footrope (n.) The rope rigged below a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling; -- formerly called a horse..

Cow-pilot :: Cow-pilot (n.) A handsomely banded, coral-reef fish, of Florida and the West Indies (Pomacentrus saxatilis); -- called also mojarra..

Trinal :: Trinal (a.) Threefold.

Reefing :: Reefing (n.) The process of taking in a reef.

Trebly :: Trebly (adv.) In a treble manner; with a threefold number or quantity; triply.

Judgment :: "Judgment (v. i.) That act of the mind by which two notions or ideas which are apprehended as distinct are compared for the purpose of ascertaining their agreement or disagreement. See 1. The comparison may be threefold: (1) Of individual objects forming a concept. (2) Of concepts giving what is technically called a judgment. (3) Of two judgments giving an inference. Judgments have been further classed as analytic, synthetic, and identical..

Triformity :: Triformity (n.) The state of being triform, or of having a threefold shape..

Thribble :: Thribble (a.) Triple; treble; threefold.

Sherif :: Sherif (n.) A member of an Arab princely family descended from Mohammed through his son-in-law Ali and daughter Fatima. The Grand Shereef is the governor of Mecca.

Reefer :: Reefer (n.) A close-fitting lacket or short coat of thick cloth.

Porites :: Porites (n.) An important genus of reef-building corals having small twelve-rayed calicles, and a very porous coral. Some species are branched, others grow in large massive or globular forms..

Reef :: Reef (n.) A chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water. See Coral reefs, under Coral..

Madrepora :: Madrepora (n.) A genus of reef corals abundant in tropical seas. It includes than one hundred and fifty species, most of which are elegantly branched..

Reef :: Reef (n.) A large vein of auriferous quartz; -- so called in Australia. Hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore..

Tri- :: Tri- () A prefix meaning three, thrice, threefold; as in tricolored, tridentate..

Triplication :: Triplication (n.) The act of tripling, or making threefold, or adding three together..

Earing :: Earing (n.) A line for hauling the reef cringle to the yard; -- also called reef earing.

Triplicity :: Triplicity (a.) The quality or state of being triple, or threefold; trebleness..

Oculinacea :: Oculinacea (n.pl.) A suborder of corals including many reef-building species, having round, starlike calicles..

Closereefed :: Closereefed (a.) Having all the reefs taken in; -- said of a sail.

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