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

Reefing :: Reefing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ree.

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

Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To come in collision with; to strike against; as, a bullet struck him; the wave struck the boat amidships; the ship struck a reef..

Trine :: Trine (a.) Threefold; triple; as, trine dimensions, or length, breadth, and thickness..

Tergeminous :: Tergeminous (a.) Threefold; thrice-paired.

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

Treefuls :: Treefuls (pl. ) of Treefu.

Balancereef :: Balancereef (n.) The last reef in a fore-and-aft sail, taken to steady the ship..

Reef :: Reef (v. t.) That part of a sail which is taken in or let out by means of the reef points, in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind..

Breaker :: Breaker (n.) A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sand bank, or a rock or reef near the surface..

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

Reefer :: Reefer (n.) One who reefs; -- a name often given to midshipmen.

Foreefront :: Foreefront (n.) Foremost part or place.

Ledge :: Ledge (n.) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks..

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.

Point :: Point (n.) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See Reef point, under Reef..

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

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

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..

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