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Bang :: Bang (n.) The short, front hair combed down over the forehead, esp. when cut squarely across; a false front of hair similarly worn..

Lop :: Lop (v. t.) To cut partly off and bend down; as, to lop bushes in a hedge..

Down :: Down (prep.) A state of depression; low state; abasement.

Tempering :: Tempering (n.) The process of giving the requisite degree of hardness or softness to a substance, as iron and steel; especially, the process of giving to steel the degree of hardness required for various purposes, consisting usually in first plunging the article, when heated to redness, in cold water or other liquid, to give an excess of hardness, and then reheating it gradually until the hardness is reduced or drawn down to the degree required, as indicated by the color produced on a polished p

Cross-reading :: Cross-reading (n.) The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas..

Salt :: salt () Sulphate of magnesia having cathartic qualities; -- originally prepared by boiling down the mineral waters at Epsom, England, -- whence the name; afterwards prepared from sea water; but now from certain minerals, as from siliceous hydrate of magnesia..

Fortread :: Fortread (v. t.) To tread down; to trample upon.

Adown :: Adown (adv.) From a higher to a lower situation; downward; down, to or on the ground..

Flatten :: Flatten (a.) To throw down; to bring to the ground; to prostrate; hence, to depress; to deject; to dispirit..

Tailboard :: Tailboard (n.) The board at the rear end of a cart or wagon, which can be removed or let down, for convenience in loading or unloading..

Plume :: Plume (v.) A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather..

Landowning :: Landowning (n.) The owning of land.

Oppress :: Oppress (v. t.) To put down; to crush out; to suppress.

Hemmer :: Hemmer (n.) An attachment to a sewing machine, for turning under the edge of a piece of fabric, preparatory to stitching it down..

Coronule :: Coronule (n.) A coronet or little crown of a seed; the downy tuft on seeds. See Pappus.

Sherry :: Sherry (n.) A Spanish light-colored dry wine, made in Andalusia. As prepared for commerce it is colored a straw color or a deep amber by mixing with it cheap wine boiled down..

Downstairs :: Downstairs (a.) Below stairs; as, a downstairs room..

Positive :: Positive (a.) Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive declaration or promise..

Deposition :: Deposition (n.) An opinion, example, or statement, laid down or asserted; a declaration..

Downright :: Downright (adv.) In plain terms; without ceremony.

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