Definition of distinctive

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Distinctive (a.) Marking or expressing distinction or difference; distinguishing; characteristic; peculiar.

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Horizon :: Horizon (n.) A plane passing through the eye of the spectator and at right angles to the vertical at a given place; a plane tangent to the earth's surface at that place; called distinctively the sensible horizon.
Crest :: Crest (n.) The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet, indicating the rank of the wearer; hence, also, the helmet..
Flagship :: Flagship (n.) The vessel which carries the commanding officer of a fleet or squadron and flies his distinctive flag or pennant.
Charact :: Charact (n.) A distinctive mark; a character; a letter or sign. [Obs.] See Character.
Brand :: Brand (v. t.) To burn a distinctive mark into or upon with a hot iron, to indicate quality, ownership, etc., or to mark as infamous (as a convict)..
Designate :: Designate (v. t.) To call by a distinctive title; to name.
Calico :: Calico (n.) Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives distinctive names according to quality and use, as, super calicoes, shirting calicoes, unbleached calicoes, etc..
Distinctively :: Distinctively (adv.) With distinction; plainly.
Lineament :: Lineament (n.) One of the outlines, exterior features, or distinctive marks, of a body or figure, particularly of the face; feature; form; mark; -- usually in the plural..
Characteristic :: Characteristic (a.) Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive..
Holophytic :: Holophytic (a.) Wholly or distinctively vegetable.
Humanitarianism :: Humanitarianism (n.) The distinctive tenet of the humanitarians in denying the divinity of Christ; also, the whole system of doctrine based upon this view of Christ..
Appellative :: Appellative (a.) Pertaining to a common name; serving as a distinctive denomination; denominative; naming.
Essence :: Essence (n.) The constituent quality or qualities which belong to any object, or class of objects, or on which they depend for being what they are (distinguished as real essence); the real being, divested of all logical accidents; that quality which constitutes or marks the true nature of anything; distinctive character; hence, virtue or quality of a thing, separated from its grosser parts..
Dioristic :: Dioristic (a.) Distinguishing; distinctive; defining.
Breed :: Breed (n.) A race or variety of men or other animals (or of plants), perpetuating its special or distinctive characteristics by inheritance..
Canonicals :: Canonicals (n. pl.) The dress prescribed by canon to be worn by a clergyman when officiating. Sometimes, any distinctive professional dress..
Reader :: Reader (n.) One whose distinctive office is to read prayers in a church.
Particularity :: Particularity (n.) The state or quality of being particular; distinctiveness; circumstantiality; minuteness in detail.
Name :: Name (n.) To give a distinctive name or appellation to; to entitle; to denominate; to style; to call.
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