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Hanging :: Hanging (n.) That which is hung as lining or drapery for the walls of a room, as tapestry, paper, etc., or to cover or drape a door or window; -- used chiefly in the plural..

Instigate :: Instigate (v. t.) To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; -- used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as to instigate one to a crime.

Capital :: Capital (n.) Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation; as, Washington and Paris are capital cities..

Strontium :: Strontium (n.) A metallic element of the calcium group, always naturally occurring combined, as in the minerals strontianite, celestite, etc. It is isolated as a yellowish metal, somewhat malleable but harder than calcium. It is chiefly employed (as in the nitrate) to color pyrotechnic flames red. Symbol Sr. Atomic weight 87.3..

Tatter :: Tatter (n.) A rag, or a part torn and hanging; -- chiefly used in the plural..

Tithingman :: Tithingman (n.) The chief man of a tithing; a headborough; one elected to preside over the tithing.

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

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

Deviltry :: Deviltry (n.) Diabolical conduct; malignant mischief; devilry.

Flower :: Flower (n.) Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc..

Souled :: Souled (a.) Furnished with a soul; possessing soul and feeling; -- used chiefly in composition; as, great-souled Hector..

Wrap :: Wrap (v. t.) To snatch up; transport; -- chiefly used in the p. p. wrapt.

Pinic :: Pinic (a.) Of or pertaining to the pine; obtained from the pine; formerly, designating an acid which is the chief constituent of common resin, -- now called abietic, or sylvic, acid..

Header :: Header (n.) One who heads a movement, a party, or a mob; head; chief; leader..

Burgomaster :: Burgomaster (n.) A chief magistrate of a municipal town in Holland, Flanders, and Germany, corresponding to mayor in England and the United States; a burghmaster..

Gun :: Gun (v. i.) To practice fowling or hunting small game; -- chiefly in participial form; as, to go gunning..

Principal :: Principal (n.) A thing of chief or prime importance; something fundamental or especially conspicuous.

Mete :: Mete (n.) Measure; limit; boundary; -- used chiefly in the plural, and in the phrase metes and bounds..

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

Brocatel :: Brocatel (n.) A kind of coarse brocade, or figured fabric, used chiefly for tapestry, linings for carriages, etc..

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