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Arch :: Arch (a.) Chief; eminent; greatest; principal.

Osiris :: Osiris (n.) One of the principal divinities of Egypt, the brother and husband of Isis. He was figured as a mummy wearing the royal cap of Upper Egypt, and was symbolized by the sacred bull, called Apis. Cf. Serapis..

Countersign :: Countersign (v. t.) To sign on the opposite side of (an instrument or writing); hence, to sign in addition to the signature of a principal or superior, in order to attest the authenticity of a writing..

Subcranial :: Subcostal (n.) One of the principal nervures of the wings of an insect. It is situated next beneath or behind the costal. See Nervure.

Recapitulation :: Recapitulation (n.) The act of recapitulating; a summary, or concise statement or enumeration, of the principal points, facts, or statements, in a preceding discourse, argument, or essay..

Countersign :: Countersign (a.) The signature of a secretary or other officer to a writing signed by a principal or superior, to attest its authenticity..

Miargyrite :: Miargyrite (n.) A mineral of an iron-black color, and very sectile, consisting principally of sulphur, antimony, and silver..

Blade :: Blade (n.) The principal rafters of a roof.

Mainly :: Mainly (adv.) Principally; chiefly.

Chief :: Chief (n.) The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of an army; a head man, as of a tribe, clan, or family; a person in authority who directs the work of others; the principal actor or agent..

Vertex :: Vertex (n.) A turning point; the principal or highest point; top; summit; crown; apex.

Cronstedtite :: Cronstedtite (n.) A mineral consisting principally of silicate of iron, and crystallizing in hexagonal prisms with perfect basal cleavage; -- so named from the Swedish mineralogist Cronstedt..

Principal :: Principal (n.) The chief actor in a crime, or an abettor who is present at it, -- as distinguished from an accessory..

Binder :: Binder (n.) Anything that binds, as a fillet, cord, rope, or band; a bandage; -- esp. the principal piece of timber intended to bind together any building..

Augitic :: Augitic (a.) Pertaining to, or like, augite; containing augite as a principal constituent; as, augitic rocks..

Metapterygium :: Metapterygium (n.) The posterior of the three principal basal cartilages in the fins of fishes.

Dine :: Dine (v. i.) To eat the principal regular meal of the day; to take dinner.

Append :: Append (v. t.) To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex; as, notes appended to this chapter..

Commodore :: Commodore (n.) A familiar for the flagship, or for the principal vessel of a squadron or fleet..

When :: When (adv.) While; whereas; although; -- used in the manner of a conjunction to introduce a dependent adverbial sentence or clause, having a causal, conditional, or adversative relation to the principal proposition; as, he chose to turn highwayman when he might have continued an honest man; he removed the tree when it was the best in the grounds..

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