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Zati :: Zati (n.) A species of macaque (Macacus pileatus) native of India and Ceylon. It has a crown of long erect hair, and tuft of radiating hairs on the back of the head. Called also capped macaque..

Uppricked :: Uppricked (a.) Upraised; erect; -- said of the ears of an animal.

Roman :: Roman (a.) Upright; erect; -- said of the letters or kind of type ordinarily used, as distinguished from Italic characters..

Step :: Step (v. t.) To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step; to erect.

Erecto-patent :: Erecto-patent (a.) Standing partially spread and erect; -- said of the wings of certain insects.

Air-built :: Air-built (a.) Erected in the air; having no solid foundation; chimerical; as, an air-built castle..

Proneness :: Proneness (n.) The quality or state of being prone, or of bending downward; as, the proneness of beasts is opposed to the erectness of man..

Fortification :: Fortification (n.) That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle..

Redoubt :: Redoubt (n.) A small, and usually a roughly constructed, fort or outwork of varying shape, commonly erected for a temporary purpose, and without flanking defenses, -- used esp. in fortifying tops of hills and passes, and positions in hostile territory..

Portate :: Portate (a.) Borne not erect, but diagonally athwart an escutcheon; as, a cross portate..

Sea Elephant :: Sea elephant () A very large seal (Macrorhinus proboscideus) of the Antarctic seas, much hunted for its oil. It sometimes attains a length of thirty feet, and is remarkable for the prolongation of the nose of the adult male into an erectile elastic proboscis, about a foot in length. Another species of smaller size (M. angustirostris) occurs on the coast of Lower California, but is now nearly extinct..

Erector :: Erector (n.) A muscle which raises any part.

Strut :: Strut (v. t.) To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk with affected dignity..

Tomb :: Tomb (n.) A monument erected to inclose the body and preserve the name and memory of the dead.

Erect :: Erect (v. t.) To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.

Raise :: Raise (v. t.) To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect; as, to raise a lofty structure, a wall, a heap of stones..

Orthopoda :: Orthopoda (n. pl.) An extinct order of reptiles which stood erect on the hind legs, and resembled birds in the structure of the feet, pelvis, and other parts..

Defilading :: Defilading (n.) The art or act of determining the directions and heights of the lines of rampart with reference to the protection of the interior from exposure to an enemy's fire from any point within range, or from any works which may be erected..

Scut :: Scut (n.) The tail of a hare, or of a deer, or other animal whose tail is short, sp. when carried erect; hence, sometimes, the animal itself..

Erect :: Erect (a.) Directed upward; raised; uplifted.

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