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Blanch :: Blanch (a.) To whiten, as the surface of meat, by plunging into boiling water and afterwards into cold, so as to harden the surface and retain the juices..

Hewe :: Hewe (n.) A domestic servant; a retainer.

Retention :: Retention (n.) The power of retaining; retentiveness.

Cable :: Cable (n.) A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes. It is made of hemp, of steel wire, or of iron links..

Federal :: Federal (a.) Composed of states or districts which retain only a subordinate and limited sovereignty, as the Union of the United States, or the Sonderbund of Switzerland..

Irretention :: Irretention (n.) Want of retaining power; forgetfulness.

Pledget :: Pledget (n.) A compress, or small flat tent of lint, laid over a wound, ulcer, or the like, to exclude air, retain dressings, or absorb the matter discharged..

Dyaks :: Dyaks (n. pl.) The aboriginal and most numerous inhabitants of Borneo. They are partially civilized, but retain many barbarous practices..

Retainer :: Retainer (n.) The act of keeping dependents, or the state of being in dependence..

Occlude :: Occlude (v. t.) To take in and retain; to absorb; -- said especially with respect to gases; as iron, platinum, and palladium occlude large volumes of hydrogen..

Retain :: Retain (v. i.) To keep; to continue; to remain.

Sure :: Sure (superl.) Certain to find or retain; as, to be sure of game; to be sure of success; to be sure of life or health..

Withhold :: Withhold (v. t.) To keep; to maintain; to retain.

Super :: Super- () A prefix formerly much used to denote that the ingredient to the name of which it was prefixed was present in a large, or unusually large, proportion as compared with the other ingredients; as in calcium superphosphate. It has been superseded by per-, bi-, di-, acid, etc. (as peroxide, bicarbonate, disulphide, and acid sulphate), which retain the old meanings of super-, but with sharper definition. Cf. Acid, a., Bi-, Di-, and Per-..

Retain :: Retain (v. i.) To belong; to pertain.

Hygrometrical :: Hygrometrical (a.) Readily absorbing and retaining moisture; as, hygrometric substances, like potash..

Hall :: Hall (n.) The chief room in a castle or manor house, and in early times the only public room, serving as the place of gathering for the lord's family with the retainers and servants, also for cooking and eating. It was often contrasted with the bower, which was the private or sleeping apartment..

Swifter :: Swifter (n.) A rope used to retain the bars of the capstan in their sockets while men are turning it.

Menial :: Menial (n.) A domestic servant or retainer, esp. one of humble rank; one employed in low or servile offices..

Reformado :: Reformado (v. t.) An officer who, in disgrace, is deprived of his command, but retains his rank, and sometimes his pay..

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