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Work :: Work (v. t.) To form with a needle and thread or yarn; especially, to embroider; as, to work muslin..

Gulgul :: Gulgul (n.) A cement made in India from sea shells, pulverized and mixed with oil, and spread over a ship's bottom, to prevent the boring of worms..

Filanders :: Filanders (n. pl.) A disease in hawks, characterized by the presence of small threadlike worms, also of filaments of coagulated blood, from the rupture of a vein; -- called also backworm..

Chain Stitch :: Chain stitch () A stitch in which the looping of the thread or threads forms a chain on the under side of the work; the loop stitch, as distinguished from the lock stitch. See Stitch..

Treadle :: Treadle (n.) The part of a foot lathe, or other machine, which is pressed or moved by the foot..

Apprehensive :: Apprehensive (a.) Anticipative of something unfavorable' fearful of what may be coming; in dread of possible harm; in expectation of evil.

Needle :: Needle (n.) A slender rod or wire used in knitting; a knitting needle; also, a hooked instrument which carries the thread or twine, and by means of which knots or loops are formed in the process of netting, knitting, or crocheting..

Finespun :: Finespun (a.) Spun so as to be fine; drawn to a fine thread; attenuated; hence, unsubstantial; visionary; as, finespun theories..

Prepossession :: Prepossession (n.) Preoccupation of the mind by an opinion, or impression, already formed; preconceived opinion; previous impression; bias; -- generally, but not always, used in a favorable sense; as, the prepossessions of childhood..

Shifty :: Shifty (a.) Full of, or ready with, shifts; fertile in expedients or contrivance..

Ruffian :: Ruffian (n.) A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat..

Photophobia :: Photophobia (n.) A dread or intolerance of light.

Yield :: Yield (v. i.) To give way; to cease opposition; to be no longer a hindrance or an obstacle; as, men readily yield to the current of opinion, or to customs; the door yielded..

Card :: Card (n.) A perforated pasteboard or sheet-metal plate for warp threads, making part of the Jacquard apparatus of a loom. See Jacquard..

Amplitude :: Amplitude (n.) Largeness, in a figurative sense; breadth; abundance; fullness..

Diverge :: Diverge (v. i.) To extend from a common point in different directions; to tend from one point and recede from each other; to tend to spread apart; to turn aside or deviate (as from a given direction); -- opposed to converge; as, rays of light diverge as they proceed from the sun..

Wit :: Wit (v.) Felicitous association of objects not usually connected, so as to produce a pleasant surprise; also. the power of readily combining objects in such a manner..

Artocarpous :: Artocarpous (a.) Of or pertaining to the breadfruit, or to the genus Artocarpus..

Cordonnet :: Cordonnet (n.) Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc..

Dolichocephalous :: Dolichocephalous (a.) Having the cranium, or skull, long to its breadth; long-headed; -- opposed to brachycephalic..

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