Definition of ether

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Ether (n.) A medium of great elasticity and extreme tenuity, supposed to pervade all space, the interior of solid bodies not excepted, and to be the medium of transmission of light and heat; hence often called luminiferous ether..

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Scrape :: Scrape (v. t.) To collect by, or as by, a process of scraping; to gather in small portions by laborious effort; hence, to acquire avariciously and save penuriously; -- often followed by together or up; as, to scrape money together..
Compressed :: Compressed (a.) Pressed together; compacted; reduced in volume by pressure.
But :: But (v. t.) A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering; -- also called butt joint.
Straight-lined :: Straight-joint (a.) In the United States, applied to planking or flooring put together without the tongue and groove, the pieces being laid edge to edge..
Wilderness :: Wilderness (v. t.) A tract of land, or a region, uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; a wild; a waste; a desert; a pathless waste of any kind..
Wold :: Wold (n.) A plain, or low hill; a country without wood, whether hilly or not..
Statesmen :: States-general (n.) In the Netherlands, the legislative body, composed of two chambers..
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Agglomeration :: Agglomeration (n.) The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.
Rack :: Rack (v. t.) To bind together, as two ropes, with cross turns of yarn, marline, etc..
Syrinx :: Syrinx (n.) A wind instrument made of reeds tied together; -- called also pandean pipes.
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Coupling :: Coupling (n.) The act of bringing or coming together; connection; sexual union.
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