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Olive :: Olive (n.) One of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and green mixed in equal strength and proportion..

Forisfamiliate :: Forisfamiliate (v. t.) Literally, to put out of a family; hence, to portion off, so as to exclude further claim of inheritance; to emancipate (as a with his own consent) from paternal authority..

Firmer-chisel :: Firmer-chisel (n.) A chisel, thin in proportion to its width. It has a tang to enter the handle instead of a socket for receiving it..

Parcel :: Parcel (v. t.) To divide and distribute by parts or portions; -- often with out or into.

Bizet :: Bizet (n.) The upper faceted portion of a brilliant-cut diamond, which projects from the setting and occupies the zone between the girdle and the table. See Brilliant, n..

Detritus :: Detritus (n.) A mass of substances worn off from solid bodies by attrition, and reduced to small portions; as, diluvial detritus..

Quid :: Quid (n.) A portion suitable to be chewed; a cud; as, a quid of tobacco..

Perula :: Perula (n.) A pouchlike portion of the perianth in certain orchides.

Ray :: Ray (n.) One of the component elements of the total radiation from a body; any definite or limited portion of the spectrum; as, the red ray; the violet ray. See Illust. under Light..

Heterology :: Heterology (n.) The absence of correspondence, or relation, in type of structure; lack of analogy between parts, owing to their being composed of different elements, or of like elements in different proportions; variation in structure from the normal form; -- opposed to homology..

Beam :: Beam (n.) Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use..

Stop :: Stop (n.) The diaphragm used in optical instruments to cut off the marginal portions of a beam of light passing through lenses.

Heart :: Heart (n.) The nearest the middle or center; the part most hidden and within; the inmost or most essential part of any body or system; the source of life and motion in any organization; the chief or vital portion; the center of activity, or of energetic or efficient action; as, the heart of a country, of a tree, etc..

Contingent :: Contingent (n.) That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion; esp., a quota of troops..

Subsextuple :: Subsesqui- () A prefix (also used adjectively) denoting the combination of constituents (especially electro-negative and electro-positive bodies) in the proportion of two to three; as, a subsesqui acetate, i. e., a salt having two equivalents of acetic acid to three of the base..

Incorrespondency :: Incorrespondency (n.) Want of correspondence; disagreement; disproportion.

Stage :: Stage (n.) A degree of advancement in a journey; one of several portions into which a road or course is marked off; the distance between two places of rest on a road; as, a stage of ten miles..

Cent :: Cent (n.) A hundred; as, ten per cent, the proportion of ten parts in a hundred..

Prorate :: Prorate (v. t.) To divide or distribute proportionally; to assess pro rata.

Discolith :: Discolith (n.) One of a species of coccoliths, having an oval discoidal body, with a thick strongly refracting rim, and a thinner central portion. One of them measures about / of an inch in its longest diameter..

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