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Definition of short
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Short (n.)
Breeches;
shortclothes.
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Long
::
Long
(superl.)
Prolonged,
or
relatively
more
prolonged,
in
utterance;
-- said of
vowels
and
syllables.
See
Short,
a., 13, and Guide to
Pronunciation,
// 22, 30..
Chatelaine
::
Chatelaine
(n.) An
ornamental
hook, or
brooch
worn by a lady at her
waist,
and
having
a short chain or
chains
attached
for a
watch,
keys,
trinkets,
etc. Also used
adjectively;
as, a
chatelaine
chain..
Snap
::
Snap (n.) To break at once; to break
short,
as
substances
that are
brittle..
Notary
::
Notary
(n.) One who
records
in
shorthand
what is said or done; as, the
notary
of an
ecclesiastical
body..
Impennate
::
Impennate
(a.)
Characterized
by short wings
covered
with
feathers
resembling
scales,
as the
penguins..
Symptom
::
Symposium
(n.) A
collection
of short
essays
by
different
authors
on a
common
topic;
-- so
called
from the
appellation
given to the
philosophical
dialogue
by the
Greeks.
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..
Abbreviator
::
Abbreviator
(n.) One who
abbreviates
or
shortens.
Ae
::
Ae () A
diphthong
in the Latin
language;
used also by the Saxon
writers.
It
answers
to the Gr. ai. The
Anglo-Saxon
short ae was
generally
replaced
by a, the long / by e or ee. In
derivatives
from Latin words with ae, it is
mostly
superseded
by e. For most words found with this
initial
combination,
the
reader
will
therefore
search
under the
letter
E..
Carronade
::
Carronade
(n.) A kind of short
cannon,
formerly
in use,
designed
to throw a large
projectile
with small
velocity,
used for the
purpose
of
breaking
or
smashing
in,
rather
than
piercing,
the
object
aimed at, as the side of a ship. It has no
trunnions,
but is
supported
on its
carriage
by a bolt
passing
through
a loop on its under
side..
Short
::
Short (n.) The part of
milled
grain
sifted
out which is next finer than the bran.
Perrier
::
Perrier
(n.) A short
mortar
used
formerly
for
throwing
stone shot.
Codetta
::
Codetta
(n.) A short
passage
connecting
two
sections,
but not
forming
part of
either;
a short
coda..
Chamber
::
Chamber
(n.) A short piece of
ordnance
or
cannon,
which stood on its
breech,
without
any
carriage,
formerly
used
chiefly
for
rejoicings
and
theatrical
cannonades..
Measure
::
Measure
(a.) The
manner
of
ordering
and
combining
the
quantities,
or long and short
syllables;
meter;
rhythm;
hence,
a foot; as, a poem in
iambic
measure..
Jerkin
::
Jerkin
(n.) A
jacket
or short coat; a close
waistcoat.
Terutero
::
Terutero
(n.) The South
American
lapwing
(Vanellus
Cayennensis).
Its wings are
furnished
with short
spurs.
Called
also
Cayenne
lapwing.
Momentary
::
Momentary
(a.) Done in a
moment;
continuing
only a
moment;
lasting
a very short time; as, a
momentary
pang..
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.
Cut-off
::
Cut-off
(n.) That which cuts off or
shortens,
as a
nearer
passage
or
road..
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