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Princewood :: Princewood (n.) The wood of two small tropical American trees (Hamelia ventricosa, and Cordia gerascanthoides). It is brownish, veined with lighter color..

Scanted :: Scanted (imp. & p. p.) of Scan.

Scarce :: Scarce (superl.) Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); -- with of.

Figured :: Figured (a.) Free and florid; as, a figured descant. See Figurate, 3..

Fillet :: Fillet (n.) Any scantling smaller than a batten.

Scantling :: Scantling (a.) Not plentiful; small; scanty.

Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A frame for casks to lie upon; a trestle.

Fur :: Fur (v. t.) To nail small strips of board or larger scantling upon, in order to make a level surface for lathing or boarding, or to provide for a space or interval back of the plastered or boarded surface, as inside an outer wall, by way of protection against damp..

Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A piece of timber sawed or cut of a small size, as for studs, rails, etc..

Short :: Short (superl.) Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty; as, a short supply of provisions, or of water..

Descanted :: Descanted (imp. & p. p.) of Descan.

Notching :: Notching (n.) A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by notching them, as at the ends, and overlapping or interlocking the notched portions..

Scant :: Scant (n.) Scantness; scarcity.

Scantness :: Scantness (n.) The quality or condition of being scant; narrowness; smallness; insufficiency; scantiness.

Meagreness :: Meagreness (n.) The state or quality of being meager; leanness; scantiness; barrenness.

Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A rough draught; a rude sketch or outline.

Surmise :: Surmise (n.) A thought, imagination, or conjecture, which is based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess; as, the surmisses of jealousy or of envy..

Ground :: Ground (n.) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.

Pilled :: Pilled (a.) Stripped of hair; scant of hair; bald.

Scrimp :: Scrimp (v. t.) To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to scrimp the pattern of a coat..

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