Acropetal :: Acropetal (a.) Developing from below towards the apex, or from the circumference towards the center; centripetal; -- said of certain inflorescence..

Agrope :: Agrope (adv. & a.) In the act of groping.

Andropetalous :: Andropetalous (a.) Produced by the conversion of the stamens into petals, as double flowers, like the garden ranunculus..

Anisotrope :: Anisotrope (a.) Alt. of Anisotropi.

Boltrope :: Boltrope (n.) A rope stitched to the edges of a sail to strengthen the sail.

Breastrope :: Breastrope (n.) See Breastband.

Chloropeptic :: Chloropeptic (a.) Of or pertaining to an acid more generally called pepsin-hydrochloric acid.

Chromatrope :: Chromatrope (n.) An instrument for exhibiting certain chromatic effects of light (depending upon the persistence of vision and mixture of colors) by means of rapidly rotating disks variously colored.

Chromatrope :: Chromatrope (n.) A device in a magic lantern or stereopticon to produce kaleidoscopic effects.

Crope :: Crope () of Cree.

Disproperty :: Disproperty (v. t.) To cause to be no longer property; to dispossess of.

Enorthotrope :: Enorthotrope (n.) An optical toy; a card on which confused or imperfect figures are drawn, but which form to the eye regular figures when the card is rapidly revolved. See Thaumatrope..

Epitrope :: Epitrope (n.) A figure by which permission is either seriously or ironically granted to some one, to do what he proposes to do; e. g., He that is unjust, let him be unjust still..

European :: European (a.) Of or pertaining to Europe, or to its inhabitants..

European :: European (n.) A native or an inhabitant of Europe.

Europeanize :: Europeanize (v. t.) To cause to become like the Europeans in manners or character; to habituate or accustom to European usages.

Footrope :: Footrope (n.) The rope rigged below a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling; -- formerly called a horse..

Footrope :: Footrope (n.) That part of the boltrope to which the lower edge of a sail is sewed.

Glass-rope :: Glass-rope (n.) A remarkable vitreous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, first brought from Japan. It has a long stem, consisting of a bundle of long and large, glassy, siliceous fibers, twisted together..

Grope :: Grope (v. i.) To feel with or use the hands; to handle.

Grope :: Grope (v. i.) To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind person, by feeling; to move about hesitatingly, as in darkness or obscurity; to feel one's way, as with the hands, when one can not see..

Grope :: Grope (v. t.) To search out by feeling in the dark; as, we groped our way at midnight..

Grope :: Grope (v. t.) To examine; to test; to sound.

Groped :: Groped (imp. & p. p.) of Grop.

Groper :: Groper (n.) One who gropes; one who feels his way in the dark, or searches by feeling..

Guess Rope :: Guess rope () A guess warp.

Guest Rope :: Guest rope () The line by which a boat makes fast to the swinging boom.

Headrope :: Headrope (n.) That part of a boltrope which is sewed to the upper edge or head of a sail.

Heliotrope :: Heliotrope (n.) An instrument or machine for showing when the sun arrived at the tropics and equinoctial line.

Heliotrope :: Heliotrope (n.) A plant of the genus Heliotropium; -- called also turnsole and girasole. H. Peruvianum is the commonly cultivated species with fragrant flowers.

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