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Palpus :: Palpus (n.) A feeler; especially, one of the jointed sense organs attached to the mouth organs of insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and annelids; as, the mandibular palpi, maxillary palpi, and labial palpi. The palpi of male spiders serve as sexual organs. Called also palp. See Illust. of Arthrogastra and Orthoptera..

Primary :: Primary (n.) One of the large feathers on the distal joint of a bird's wing. See Plumage, and Illust. of Bird..

Polytomous :: Polytomous (a.) Subdivided into many distinct subordinate parts, which, however, not being jointed to the petiole, are not true leaflets; -- said of leaves..

Culvertailed :: Culvertailed (a.) United or fastened by a dovetailed joint.

Collude :: Collude (v. i.) To have secretly a joint part or share in an action; to play into each other's hands; to conspire; to act in concert.

Arch :: Arch (n.) Usually a curved member made up of separate wedge-shaped solids, with the joints between them disposed in the direction of the radii of the curve; used to support the wall or other weight above an opening. In this sense arches are segmental, round (i. e., semicircular), or pointed..

Culmiferous :: Culmiferous (a.) Having jointed stems or culms.

Trochantine :: Trochantine (n.) The second joint of the leg of an insect, -- often united with the coxa..

Articulation :: Articulation (n.) One of the nodes or joints, as in cane and maize..

Disarticulate :: Disarticulate (v. t.) To sunder; to separate, as joints..

Butting Joint :: Butting joint () A joint between two pieces of timber or wood, at the end of one or both, and either at right angles or oblique to the grain, as the joints which the struts and braces form with the truss posts; -- sometimes called abutting joint..

Joint :: "Joint (a.) Shared by, or affecting two or more; held in common; as, joint property; a joint bond..

Culm :: Culm (n.) The stalk or stem of grain and grasses (including the bamboo), jointed and usually hollow..

Snaffle :: Snaffle (n.) A kind of bridle bit, having a joint in the part to be placed in the mouth, and rings and cheek pieces at the ends, but having no curb; -- called also snaffle bit..

Knotgrass :: Knotgrass (n.) a common weed with jointed stems (Polygonum aviculare); knotweed.

Dimera :: Dimera (n. pl.) A division of Coleoptera, having two joints to the tarsi..

Cog :: Cog (n.) A tenon in a scarf joint; a coak.

Short-jointed :: Short-jointed (a.) Having short intervals between the joints; -- said of a plant or an animal, especially of a horse whose pastern is too short..

Scrip :: Scrip (n.) A preliminary certificate of a subscription to the capital of a bank, railroad, or other company, or for a share of other joint property, or a loan, stating the amount of the subscription and the date of the payment of the installments; as, insurance scrip, consol scrip, etc. When all the installments are paid, the scrip is exchanged for a bond share certificate..

Shampoo :: Shampoo (v. t.) To press or knead the whole surface of the body of (a person), and at the same time to stretch the limbs and joints, in connection with the hot bath..

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