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Tow :: Tow (v. t.) The act of towing, or the state of being towed; --chiefly used in the phrase, to take in tow, that is to tow..

Premier :: Premier (a.) First; chief; principal; as, the premier place; premier minister..

Albolith :: Albolith (n.) A kind of plastic cement, or artificial stone, consisting chiefly of magnesia and silica; -- called also albolite..

Asiarch :: Asiarch (n.) One of the chiefs or pontiffs of the Roman province of Asia, who had the superintendence of the public games and religious rites..

Maleficience :: Maleficience (n.) The doing of evil, harm, or mischief..

Mitter''s Green :: Mitter's green () A pigment of a green color, the chief constituent of which is oxide of chromium..

Captain :: Captain (a.) Chief; superior.

Chieftain :: Chieftain (n.) A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army, or clan..

Tin :: Tin (n.) An elementary substance found as an oxide in the mineral cassiterite, and reduced as a soft white crystalline metal, malleable at ordinary temperatures, but brittle when heated. It is not easily oxidized in the air, and is used chiefly to coat iron to protect it from rusting, in the form of tin foil with mercury to form the reflective surface of mirrors, and in solder, bronze, speculum metal, and other alloys. Its compounds are designated as stannous, or stannic. Symbol Sn (Stannum). At

Naik :: Naik (n.) A chief; a leader; a Sepoy corporal.

Lyric :: Lyric (n.) A verse of the kind usually employed in lyric poetry; -- used chiefly in the plural.

Casein :: Casein (n.) A proteid substance present in both the animal and the vegetable kingdom. In the animal kingdom it is chiefly found in milk, and constitutes the main part of the curd separated by rennet; in the vegetable kingdom it is found more or less abundantly in the seeds of leguminous plants. Its reactions resemble those of alkali albumin..

Sneeze :: Sneeze (n.) A sudden and violent ejection of air with an audible sound, chiefly through the nose..

Sola :: Sola (fem. a.) Alone; -- chiefly used in stage directions, and the like..

Archchancellor :: Archchancellor (n.) A chief chancellor; -- an officer in the old German empire, who presided over the secretaries of the court..

Mainspring :: Mainspring (n.) The principal or most important spring in a piece of mechanism, especially the moving spring of a watch or clock or the spring in a gunlock which impels the hammer. Hence: The chief or most powerful motive; the efficient cause of action..

Clan :: Clan (n.) A tribe or collection of families, united under a chieftain, regarded as having the same common ancestor, and bearing the same surname; as, the clan of Macdonald..

Prime :: Prime (a.) The first of the chief guards.

Primary :: Primary (a.) First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as, primary planets; a matter of primary importance..

Ladanum :: Ladanum (n.) A gum resin gathered from certain Oriental species of Cistus. It has a pungent odor and is chiefly used in making plasters, and for fumigation..

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