Definition of whose

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Whose (pron.) The possessive case of who or which. See Who, and Which..

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Illuminator :: Illuminator (n.) One whose occupation is to adorn books, especially manuscripts, with miniatures, borders, etc. See Illuminate, v. t., 3..
Fetch :: Fetch (v. t.) To bear toward the person speaking, or the person or thing from whose point of view the action is contemplated; to go and bring; to get..
Thalline :: Thalline (n.) An artificial alkaloid of the quinoline series, obtained as a white crystalline substance, C10H13NO, whose salts are valuable as antipyretics; -- so called from the green color produced in its solution by certain oxidizing agents..
Marshal :: Marshal (n.) The chief officer of arms, whose duty it was, in ancient times, to regulate combats in the lists..
Kite :: Kite (n.) A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry..
Reader :: Reader (n.) One whose distinctive office is to read prayers in a church.
Asp :: Asp (n.) A small, hooded, poisonous serpent of Egypt and adjacent countries, whose bite is often fatal. It is the Naja haje. The name is also applied to other poisonous serpents, esp. to Vipera aspis of southern Europe. See Haje..
Counselor :: Counselor (n.) One whose profession is to give advice in law, and manage causes for clients in court; a barrister..
Binder :: Binder (n.) One who binds; as, a binder of sheaves; one whose trade is to bind; as, a binder of books..
Roach-backed :: Roach-backed (a.) Having a back like that of roach; -- said of a horse whose back a convex instead of a concave curve.
Seaman :: Seaman (n.) One whose occupation is to assist in the management of ships at sea; a mariner; a sailor; -- applied both to officers and common mariners, but especially to the latter. Opposed to landman, or landsman..
Gilder :: Gilder (n.) One who gilds; one whose occupation is to overlay with gold.
Surveyorship :: Surveyor (n.) In the United States, an officer whose duties include the various measures to be taken for ascertaining the quantity, condition, and value of merchandise brought into a port..
Referendary :: Referendary (n.) One to whose decision a cause is referred; a referee.
Seamster :: Seamster (n.) One who sews well, or whose occupation is to sew..
Gunsmith :: Gunsmith (n.) One whose occupation is to make or repair small firearms; an armorer.
Concubinage :: Concubinage (n.) A plea, in which it is alleged that the woman suing for dower was not lawfully married to the man in whose lands she seeks to be endowed, but that she was his concubine..
Paymaster :: Paymaster (n.) One who pays; one who compensates, rewards, or requites; specifically, an officer or agent of a government, a corporation, or an employer, whose duty it is to pay salaries, wages, etc., and keep account of the same..
Parasite :: Parasite (n.) A plant obtaining nourishment immediately from other plants to which it attaches itself, and whose juices it absorbs; -- sometimes, but erroneously, called epiphyte..
Combine :: Combine (v. i.) In the game of casino, to play a card which will take two or more cards whose aggregate number of pips equals those of the card played..
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