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Thick :: Thick (superl.) Having more depth or extent from one surface to its opposite than usual; not thin or slender; as, a thick plank; thick cloth; thick paper; thick neck..

Cuirass :: Cuirass (n.) A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle.

Haye :: Haye (n.) The Egyptian asp or cobra (Naja haje.) It is related to the cobra of India, and like the latter has the power of inflating its neck into a hood. Its bite is very venomous. It is supposed to be the snake by means of whose bite Cleopatra committed suicide, and hence is sometimes called Cleopatra's snake or asp. See Asp..

Paxwax :: Paxwax (n.) The strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds. It connects the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the cervical vertebrae, and helps to support the head. Called also paxywaxy and packwax..

Darter :: Darter (n.) The snakebird, a water bird of the genus Plotus; -- so called because it darts out its long, snakelike neck at its prey. See Snakebird..

Block :: Block (v. t.) The solid piece of wood on which condemned persons lay their necks when they are beheaded.

Hyosternal :: Hyosternal (a.) Between the hyoid bone and the sternum, or pertaining to them; infrahyoid; as, the hyosternal region of the neck..

Koala :: Koala (n.) A tailless marsupial (Phascolarctos cinereus), found in Australia. The female carries her young on the back of her neck. Called also Australian bear, native bear, and native sloth..

Clod :: Clod (n.) A part of the shoulder of a beef creature, or of the neck piece near the shoulder. See Illust. of Beef..

Noddle :: Noddle (n.) The back part of the head or neck.

Oxbow :: Oxbow (n.) A frame of wood, bent into the shape of the letter U, and embracing an ox's neck as a kind of collar, the upper ends passing through the bar of the yoke; also, anything so shaped, as a bend in a river..

Low-necked :: Low-necked (a.) Cut low in the neck; decollete; -- said of a woman's dress.

Lawyer :: Lawyer (n.) The black-necked stilt. See Stilt.

Thorax :: Thorax (n.) The part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen, containing that part of the body cavity the walls of which are supported by the dorsal vertebrae, the ribs, and the sternum, and which the heart and lungs are situated; the chest..

Archilute :: Archilute (n.) A large theorbo, or double-necked lute, formerly in use, having the bass strings doubled with an octave, and the higher strings with a unison..

Neck :: Neck (n.) Any part of an inanimate object corresponding to or resembling the neck of an anima.

Gorged :: Gorged (a.) Bearing a coronet or ring about the neck.

Neckweed :: Neckweed (n.) The hemp; -- so called as furnishing ropes for hanging criminals.

Ostrich :: Ostrich (n.) A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which Struthio camelus of Africa is the best known species. It has long and very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high..

Rail :: Rail (n.) An outer cloak or covering; a neckerchief for women.

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