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Indehiscent :: Indehiscent (a.) Remaining closed at maturity, or not opening along regular lines, as the acorn, or a cocoanut..

Scuffle :: Scuffle (n.) A rough, haphazard struggle, or trial of strength; a disorderly wrestling at close quarters..

Occlude :: Occlude (v. t.) To shut up; to close.

Affinitive :: Affinitive (a.) Closely connected, as by affinity..

Indent :: Indent (n.) A certificate, or intended certificate, issued by the government of the United States at the close of the Revolution, for the principal or interest of the public debt..

Fauces :: Fauces (n.pl.) The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue; -- called also the isthmus of the fauces. On either side of the passage two membranous folds, called the pillars of the fauces, inclose the tonsils..

Late :: Late (v.) Far advanced toward the end or close; as, a late hour of the day; a late period of life..

Field :: Field (n.) A piece of land of considerable size; esp., a piece inclosed for tillage or pasture..

Safety :: Safety (n.) Preservation from escape; close custody.

Assiduity :: Assiduity (n.) Constant or close application or attention, particularly to some business or enterprise; diligence..

Rummage :: Rummage (v. t.) To make room in, as a ship, for the cargo; to move about, as packages, ballast, so as to permit close stowage; to stow closely; to pack; -- formerly written roomage, and romage..

Grapeshot :: Grapeshot (n.) A cluster, usually nine in number, of small iron balls, put together by means of cast-iron circular plates at top and bottom, with two rings, and a central connecting rod, in order to be used as a charge for a cannon. Formerly grapeshot were inclosed in canvas bags..

Cella :: Cella (n.) The part inclosed within the walls of an ancient temple, as distinguished from the open porticoes..

Closer :: Closer (n.) A finisher; that which finishes or terminates.

Shelving :: Shelving (n.) The act of fitting up shelves; as, the job of shelving a closet..

Chazy Epoch :: Chazy epoch () An epoch at the close of the Canadian period of the American Lower Silurian system; -- so named from a township in Clinton Co., New York. See the Diagram under Geology..

Close :: Close (v. t.) Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc..

Lute :: Lute (v. t.) To close or seal with lute; as, to lute on the cover of a crucible; to lute a joint..

Index :: Index (n.) That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses..

Bosom :: Bosom (v. t.) To inclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.

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