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Divertissement :: Divertissement (n.) A short ballet, or other entertainment, between the acts of a play..

Grunt :: Grunt (v. t.) To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan or a deep guttural sound..

Abridgment :: Abridgment (n.) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation..

Curricle :: Curricle (n.) A small or short course.

Stenographer :: Stenograph (n.) A production of stenography; anything written in shorthand.

Water Chevrotain :: Water chevrotain () A large West African chevrotain (Hyaemoschus aquaticus). It has a larger body and shorter legs than the other allied species. Called also water deerlet.

Billhook :: Billhook (n.) A thick, heavy knife with a hooked point, used in pruning hedges, etc. When it has a short handle, it is sometimes called a hand bill; when the handle is long, a hedge bill or scimiter..

Chatelaine :: Chatelaine (n.) An ornamental hook, or brooch worn by a lady at her waist, and having a short chain or chains attached for a watch, keys, trinkets, etc. Also used adjectively; as, a chatelaine chain..

Soon :: Soon (adv.) In a short time; shortly after any time specified or supposed; as, soon after sunrise..

Acciaccatura :: Acciaccatura (n.) A short grace note, one semitone below the note to which it is prefixed; -- used especially in organ music. Now used as equivalent to the short appoggiatura..

Slip :: Slip (n.) A fielder stationed on the off side and to the rear of the batsman. There are usually two of them, called respectively short slip, and long slip..

Welk :: Welk (v. t.) To contract; to shorten.

Jess :: "Jess (n.) A short strap of leather or silk secured round the leg of a hawk, to which the leash or line, wrapped round the falconer's hand, was attached when used. See Illust. of Falcon..

Silage :: Silage (n. & v.) Short for Ensilage.

Notary :: Notary (n.) One who records in shorthand what is said or done; as, the notary of an ecclesiastical body..

Epitrite :: Epitrite (n.) A foot consisting of three long syllables and one short syllable.

Glimpse :: Glimpse (v. t.) To catch a glimpse of; to see by glimpses; to have a short or hurried view of.

Shower :: Shower (n.) A fall or rain or hail of short duration; sometimes, but rarely, a like fall of snow..

Offset :: Offset (n.) A short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object..

Nap :: Nap (n.) Woolly or villous surface of felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an external covering of down, of short fine hairs or fibers forming part of the substance of anything, and lying smoothly in one direction; the pile; -- as, the nap of cotton flannel or of broadcloth..

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