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Card :: Card (n.) An instrument for disentangling and arranging the fibers of cotton, wool, flax, etc.; or for cleaning and smoothing the hair of animals; -- usually consisting of bent wire teeth set closely in rows in a thick piece of leather fastened to a back..

Generatrix :: Generatrix (n.) That which generates; the point, or the mathematical magnitude, which, by its motion, generates another magnitude, as a line, surface, or solid; -- called also describent..

Recumbent :: Recumbent (a.) Leaning; reclining; lying; as, the recumbent posture of the Romans at their meals. Hence, figuratively; Resting; inactive; idle..

Inflexed :: Inflexed (a.) Turned; bent.

Arcuated :: Arcuated (a.) Bent or curved in the form of a bow.

Incumbency :: Incumbency (n.) That which is morally incumbent, or is imposed, as a rule, a duty, obligation, or responsibility..

Bent :: Bent (v.) The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow..

Absorbent :: Absorbent (n.) Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.; also a substance e. g., iodine) which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts..

Electro-magnet :: Electro-magnet (n.) A mass, usually of soft iron, but sometimes of some other magnetic metal, as nickel or cobalt, rendered temporarily magnetic by being placed within a coil of wire through which a current of electricity is passing. The metal is generally in the form of a bar, either straight, or bent into the shape of a horseshoe..

Accumbent :: Accumbent (a.) Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals..

Hoop :: Hoop (n.) A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form, and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of casks, tubs, etc..

Semiflexed :: Semiflexed (a.) Half bent.

Procumbent :: Procumbent (a.) Lying down, or on the face; prone..

Incumbent :: Incumbent (a.) Lying, resting, or imposed, as a duty or obligation; obligatory; always with on or upon..

Cramp :: Cramp (n.) A device, usually of iron bent at the ends, used to hold together blocks of stone, timbers, etc.; a cramp iron..

Arcuation :: Arcuation (n.) The act of bending or curving; incurvation; the state of being bent; crookedness.

Lintel :: Lintel (n.) A horizontal member spanning an opening, and carrying the superincumbent weight by means of its strength in resisting crosswise fracture..

Crookbill :: Crookbill (n.) A New Zealand plover (Anarhynchus frontalis), remarkable for having the end of the beak abruptly bent to the right..

Jointer :: Jointer (n.) A bent piece of iron inserted to strengthen the joints of a wall.

Saddle-shaped :: Saddle-shaped (a.) Bent down at the sides so as to give the upper part a rounded form.

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