Definition of roving

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Roving (n.) The operatin of forming the rove, or slightly twisted sliver or roll of wool or cotton, by means of a machine for the purpose, called a roving frame, or roving machine..

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Approving :: Approving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Approv.
Stationary :: Stationary (a.) Not improving or getting worse; not growing wiser, greater, better, more excellent, or the contrary..
Rambling :: Rambling (a.) Roving; wandering; discursive; as, a rambling fellow, talk, or building..
Progressive :: Progressive (a.) Improving; as, art is in a progressive state..
Erratic :: Erratic (a.) Having no certain course; roving about without a fixed destination; wandering; moving; -- hence, applied to the planets as distinguished from the fixed stars..
Eugenics :: Eugenics (n.) The science of improving stock, whether human or animal..
Gadling :: Gadling (n.) A roving vagabond.
Cosmetical :: Cosmetical (a.) Imparting or improving beauty, particularly the beauty of the complexion; as, a cosmetical preparation..
Extravagant :: Extravagant (a.) Wandering beyond one's bounds; roving; hence, foreign..
Speeder :: Speeder (n.) A machine for drawing and twisting slivers to form rovings.
Amendful :: Amendful (a.) Much improving.
Pelasgic :: Pelasgic (a.) Of or pertaining to the Pelasgians, an ancient people of Greece, of roving habits..
Roving :: Roving (n.) The act of one who roves or wanders.
Voucher :: Voucher (n.) A book, paper, or document which serves to vouch the truth of accounts, or to confirm and establish facts of any kind; also, any acquittance or receipt showing the payment of a debt; as, the merchant's books are his vouchers for the correctness of his accounts; notes, bonds, receipts, and other writings, are used as vouchers in proving facts..
Castrato :: Castrato (n.) A male person castrated for the purpose of improving his voice for singing; an artificial, or male, soprano..
Slow :: Slow (superl.) Not advancing or improving rapidly; as, the slow growth of arts and sciences..
Improving :: Improving (a.) Tending to improve, beneficial; growing better..
Deictic :: Deictic (a.) Direct; proving directly; -- applied to reasoning, and opposed to elenchtic or refutative..
Discursive :: Discursive (a.) Passing from one thing to another; ranging over a wide field; roving; digressive; desultory.
Prowling :: Prowling (a.) Accustomed to prowl, or engaged in roving stealthily, as for prey..
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