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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Rove :: Rove (n.) A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slighty twisted, preparatory to further process; a roving..
Mnemonician :: Mnemonician (n.) One who instructs in the art of improving or using the memory.
Improvement :: Improvement (n.) The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of the mind, of land, roads, etc..
Identification :: Identification (n.) The act of identifying, or proving to be the same; also, the state of being identified..
Lungworm :: Lungworm (n.) Any one of several species of parasitic nematoid worms which infest the lungs and air passages of cattle, sheep, and other animals, often proving fatal. The lungworm of cattle (Strongylus micrurus) and that of sheep (S. filaria) are the best known..
Castrato :: Castrato (n.) A male person castrated for the purpose of improving his voice for singing; an artificial, or male, soprano..
Proof :: Proof (a.) Used in proving or testing; as, a proof load, or proof charge..
Wanton :: Wanton (v. t.) Untrained; undisciplined; unrestrained; hence, loose; free; luxuriant; roving; sportive..
Justification :: "Justification (n.) The act of justifying or the state of being justified; a showing or proving to be just or conformable to law, justice, right, or duty; defense; vindication; support; as, arguments in justification of the prisoner's conduct; his disobedience admits justification..
Self-reprovingly :: Self-reprovingly (adv.) In a self-reproving way.
Ranger :: Ranger (n.) One who ranges; a rover; sometimes, one who ranges for plunder; a roving robber..
Probation :: Probation (n.) Moral trial; the state of man in the present life, in which he has the opportunity of proving his character, and becoming qualified for a happier state..
Rambling :: Rambling (a.) Roving; wandering; discursive; as, a rambling fellow, talk, or building..
Discursive :: Discursive (a.) Passing from one thing to another; ranging over a wide field; roving; digressive; desultory.
Sublimation :: Sublimation (n.) The act of heightening or improving; exaltation; elevation; purification.
Errantry :: Errantry (n.) A wandering; a roving; esp., a roving in quest of adventures..
Improving :: Improving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Improv.
Self-reproving :: Self-reproving (a.) Reproving one's self; reproving by consciousness of guilt.
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..
Conviction :: Conviction (n.) The act of convicting; the act of proving, finding, or adjudging, guilty of an offense..
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