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Clip :: Clip (v. t.) To curtail; to cut short.

Courtepy :: Courtepy (n.) A short coat of coarse cloth.

Nip :: Nip (n.) A short turn in a rope.

Talma :: Talma (n.) A kind of large cape, or short, full cloak, forming part of the dress of ladies..

Presently :: Presently (adv.) At once; without delay; forthwith; also, less definitely, soon; shortly; before long; after a little while; by and by..

Spur :: Spur (n.) An implement secured to the heel, or above the heel, of a horseman, to urge the horse by its pressure. Modern spurs have a small wheel, or rowel, with short points. Spurs were the badge of knighthood..

Abate :: Abate (v. t.) To bring down or reduce from a higher to a lower state, number, or degree; to lessen; to diminish; to contract; to moderate; to cut short; as, to abate a demand; to abate pride, zeal, hope..

Fanfare :: Fanfare (n.) A flourish of trumpets, as in coming into the lists, etc.; also, a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase..

Hack :: Hack (v. i.) To cough faintly and frequently, or in a short, broken manner; as, a hacking cough..

Muff :: Muff (n.) A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object, as a pipe..

Decurtation :: Decurtation (n.) Act of cutting short.

Canzonet :: Canzonet (n.) A short song, in one or more parts..

Acinaces :: Acinaces (n.) A short sword or saber.

Jacket :: "Jacket (n.) A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts..

Shorten :: Shorten (a.) To make short or shorter in measure, extent, or time; as, to shorten distance; to shorten a road; to shorten days of calamity..

Bearing Rein :: Bearing rein () A short rein looped over the check hook or the hames to keep the horse's head up; -- called in the United States a checkrein.

Epoch :: Epoch (n.) A period of time, longer or shorter, remarkable for events of great subsequent influence; a memorable period; as, the epoch of maritime discovery, or of the Reformation..

Snap :: Snap (n.) To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle..

Dumb-bell :: Dumb-bell (n.) A weight, consisting of two spheres or spheroids, connected by a short bar for a handle; used (often in pairs) for gymnastic exercise..

Rotate :: Rotate (a.) Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped; as, a rotate spicule or scale; a rotate corolla, i.e., a monopetalous corolla with a flattish border, and no tube or a very short one..

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