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Ditty-box :: Ditty-box (n.) A small box to hold a sailor's thread, needless, comb, etc..

Needlefuls :: needlefuls (pl. ) of needlefu.

Point :: Point (n.) Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels point. See Point lace, below..

Corona :: Corona (n.) A peculiar phase of the aurora borealis, formed by the concentration or convergence of luminous beams around the point in the heavens indicated by the direction of the dipping needle..

Eye :: Eye (n.) The hole through the head of a needle.

Aclinic :: Aclinic (a.) Without inclination or dipping; -- said the magnetic needle balances itself horizontally, having no dip. The aclinic line is also termed the magnetic equator..

Stitchel :: Stitch (v. i.) To practice stitching, or needlework..

Backstitch :: Backstitch (n.) A stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end..

Waste :: Waste (v.) The act of wasting, or the state of being wasted; a squandering; needless destruction; useless consumption or expenditure; devastation; loss without equivalent gain; gradual loss or decrease, by use, wear, or decay; as, a waste of property, time, labor, words, etc..

Needle :: Needle (v. t.) To form in the shape of a needle; as, to needle crystals..

Needly :: Needly (a.) Like a needle or needles; as, a needly horn; a needly beard..

Compass :: Compass (n.) An instrument for determining directions upon the earth's surface by means of a magnetized bar or needle turning freely upon a pivot and pointing in a northerly and southerly direction.

Seton :: Seton (n.) A few silk threads or horsehairs, or a strip of linen or the like, introduced beneath the skin by a knife or needle, so as to form an issue; also, the issue so formed..

Acupuncture :: Acupuncture (n.) The insertion of needles into the living tissues for remedial purposes.

Needlework :: Needlework (n.) Work executed with a needle; sewed work; sewing; embroidery; also, the business of a seamstress..

Unnesessary :: Unnesessary (a.) Not necessary; not required under the circumstances; unless; needless; as, unnecessary labor, care, or rigor..

Lily :: Lily (n.) That end of a compass needle which should point to the north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis.

Pole :: Pole (n.) One of the opposite or contrasted parts or directions in which a polar force is manifested; a point of maximum intensity of a force which has two such points, or which has polarity; as, the poles of a magnet; the north pole of a needle..

Point :: Point (n.) The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument, as a needle; a prick..

Blunt :: Blunt (n.) A short needle with a strong point. See Needle.

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