Definition of dry

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Dry (a.) To make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; to exsiccate; as, to dry the eyes; to dry one's tears; the wind dries the earth; to dry a wet cloth; to dry hay..

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Catechu :: Catechu (n.) A dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction and evaporation from the Acacia catechu, and several other plants growing in India. It contains a large portion of tannin or tannic acid, and is used in medicine and in the arts. It is also known by the names terra japonica, cutch, gambier, etc..
Guiacol :: Guiacol (n.) A colorless liquid, C6H4,OCH3.OH, resembling the phenols, found as a constituent of woodtar creosote, aud produced by the dry distillation of guaiac resin..
Kex :: Kex (n.) A dry husk or covering.
Desiccative :: Desiccative (a.) Drying; tending to dry.
Dry-stone :: Dry-stone (a.) Constructed of uncemented stone.
Rustle :: Rustle (v. i.) To make a quick succession of small sounds, like the rubbing or moving of silk cloth or dry leaves..
Infumation :: Infumation (n.) Act of drying in smoke.
Armorist :: Armorist (n.) One skilled in coat armor or heraldry.
Jejune :: "Jejune (a.) Void of interest; barren; meager; dry; as, a jejune narrative..
Bake :: Bake (v. t.) To prepare, as food, by cooking in a dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal; as, to bake bread, meat, apples..
Surrebound :: Surquidry (n.) Overweening pride; arrogance; presumption; insolence.
Surreption :: Surrendry (n.) Surrender.
Varnish :: Varnish (n.) To lay varnish on; to cover with a liquid which produces, when dry, a hard, glossy surface; as, to varnish a table; to varnish a painting..
Husbandry :: Husbandry (n.) The business of a husbandman, comprehending the various branches of agriculture; farming..
Neat :: Neat (a.) Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress..
Medium :: Medium (n.) The liquid vehicle with which dry colors are ground and prepared for application.
Gut :: Gut (n.) The sac of silk taken from a silkworm (when ready to spin its cocoon), for the purpose of drawing it out into a thread. This, when dry, is exceedingly strong, and is used as the snood of a fish line..
Derelict :: Derelict (n.) A tract of land left dry by the sea, and fit for cultivation or use..
Bath :: Bath (n.) A Hebrew measure containing the tenth of a homer, or five gallons and three pints, as a measure for liquids; and two pecks and five quarts, as a dry measure..
Dryly :: Dryly (adv.) In a dry manner; not succulently; without interest; without sympathy; coldly.
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