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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 In derivatives from Latin words with ae, it is mostly superseded by e. For most words found with this initial combination, the reader will therefore search under the letter E..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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