Definition of reed

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Reed (n.) One of the thin pieces of metal, the vibration of which produce the tones of a melodeon, accordeon, harmonium, or seraphine; also attached to certain sets or registers of pipes in an organ..

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Witts :: Witts (n.) Tin ore freed from earthy matter by stamping.
Unembarrassment :: Unembarrassment (n.) Freedom from embarrassment.
-dom :: -dom () State, condition, or quality of being, as in wisdom, freedom..
Water Spaniel :: Water spaniel () A curly-haired breed of spaniels, naturally very fond of the water..
Mongrel :: Mongrel (n.) The progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds, as of domestic animals; anything of mixed breed..
Chigre :: Chigre (n.) A species of flea (Pulex penetrans), common in the West Indies and South America, which often attacks the feet or any exposed part of the human body, and burrowing beneath the skin produces great irritation. When the female is allowed to remain and breed, troublesome sores result, which are sometimes dangerous. See Jigger..
Sley :: Sley (v. t.) To separate or part the threads of, and arrange them in a reed; -- a term used by weavers. See Sleave, and Sleid..
Reeding :: Reeding (n.) The nurling on the edge of a coin; -- commonly called milling.
Incivility :: Incivility (n.) Any act of rudeness or ill breeding.
Stocker :: Stockdove (n.) A common European wild pigeon (Columba aenas), so called because at one time believed to be the stock of the domestic pigeon, or, according to some, from its breeding in the stocks, or trunks, of trees..
Nidus :: Nidus (n.) A nest: a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, etc.; a breeding place; esp., the place or substance where parasites or the germs of a disease effect lodgment or are developed..
Freed :: Freed (imp. & p. p.) of Fre.
Etiquette :: Etiquette (n.) The forms required by good breeding, or prescribed by authority, to be observed in social or official life; observance of the proprieties of rank and occasion; conventional decorum; ceremonial code of polite society..
Reedy :: Reedy (a.) Having the quality of reed in tone, that is, ///// and thin^ as some voices..
Inunctuosity :: Inunctuosity (n.) The want of unctuosity; freedom from greasiness or oiliness; as, the inunctuosity of porcelain clay..
Fieldfare :: Fieldfare (n.) a small thrush (Turdus pilaris) which breeds in northern Europe and winters in Great Britain. The head, nape, and lower part of the back are ash-colored; the upper part of the back and wing coverts, chestnut; -- called also fellfare..
Peace :: Peace (v.) A state of quiet or tranquillity; freedom from disturbance or agitation; calm; repos.
Scriptory :: Scriptory (a.) Of or pertaining to writing; expressed in writing; used in writing; as, scriptory wills; a scriptory reed..
Setter :: Setter (n.) A hunting dog of a special breed originally derived from a cross between the spaniel and the pointer. Modern setters are usually trained to indicate the position of game birds by standing in a fixed position, but originally they indicated it by sitting or crouching..
Half Blood :: Half blood (n.) A person whose father and mother are of different races; a half-breed.
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