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Nebuly :: Nebuly (n.) A line or a direction composed of successive short curves or waves supposed to resembe a cloud. See NEbul.

Tribrach :: Tribrach (n.) A poetic foot of three short syllables, as, meblius..

Momentariness :: Momentariness (n.) The state or quality of being momentary; shortness of duration.

Halfbeak :: Halfbeak (n.) Any slender, marine fish of the genus Hemirhamphus, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower; -- called also balahoo..

Tachygraphy :: Tachygraphy (n.) The art or practice of rapid writing; shorthand writing; stenography.

Brougham :: Brougham (n.) A light, close carriage, with seats inside for two or four, and the fore wheels so arranged as to turn short..

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

New :: New (superl.) Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's possession; not early or long in being; of late origin; recent; fresh; modern; -- opposed to old, as, a new coat; a new house; a new book; a new fashion..

Tract :: Tract (n.) A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion..

Trichina :: Trichina (n.) A small, slender nematoid worm (Trichina spiralis) which, in the larval state, is parasitic, often in immense numbers, in the voluntary muscles of man, the hog, and many other animals. When insufficiently cooked meat containing the larvae is swallowed by man, they are liberated and rapidly become adult, pair, and the ovoviviparous females produce in a short time large numbers of young which find their way into the muscles, either directly, or indirectly by means of the blood. Their

Sonnet :: Sonnet (n.) A short poem, -- usually amatory..

Crab :: Crab (n.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body, covered with a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen is small and curled up beneath the body..

Gipoun :: Gipoun (n.) A short cassock.

Drop :: Drop (v. i.) To fall short of a mark.

Howitzer :: Howitzer (n.) A gun so short that the projectile, which was hollow, could be put in its place by hand; a kind of mortar..

Epigram :: Epigram (n.) A short poem treating concisely and pointedly of a single thought or event. The modern epigram is so contrived as to surprise the reader with a witticism or ingenious turn of thought, and is often satirical in character..

Wanty :: Wanty (n.) A surcingle, or strap of leather, used for binding a load upon the back of a beast; also, a leather tie; a short wagon rope..

Impennate :: Impennate (a.) Characterized by short wings covered with feathers resembling scales, as the penguins..

Short-jointed :: Short-jointed (a.) Having short intervals between the joints; -- said of a plant or an animal, especially of a horse whose pastern is too short..

Stenodermine :: Stenoderm (n.) Any species of bat belonging to the genus Stenoderma, native of the West Indies and South America. These bats have a short or rudimentary tail and a peculiarly shaped nose membrane..

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