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Short :: Short (v. t.) 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..

Zigzag :: Zigzag (a.) Having short, sharp turns; running this way and that in an onward course..

Knickerbockers :: Knickerbockers (n. pl.) The name for a style of short breeches; smallclothes.

Ramp :: Ramp (n.) A short bend, slope, or curve, where a hand rail or cap changes its direction..

Mope-eyed :: Mope-eyed (a.) Shortsighted; purblind.

Buckthorn :: Buckthorn (n.) A genus (Rhamnus) of shrubs or trees. The shorter branches of some species terminate in long spines or thorns. See Rhamnus.

Interlude :: Interlude (n.) A short entertainment exhibited on the stage between the acts of a play, or between the play and the afterpiece, to relieve the tedium of waiting..

Brocard :: Brocard (n.) An elementary principle or maximum; a short, proverbial rule, in law, ethics, or metaphysics..

Curt :: Curt (a.) Characterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer..

Perrier :: Perrier (n.) A short mortar used formerly for throwing stone shot.

Undercoat :: Undercoat (n.) A growth of short hair or fur partially concealed by a longer growth; as, a dog's undercoat..

Shut :: Shut (a.) Cut off sharply and abruptly by a following consonant in the same syllable, as the English short vowels, /, /, /, /, /, always are..

Contractility :: Contractility (n.) The power possessed by the fibers of living muscle of contracting or shortening.

Al- :: Al- (A prefix.) To; at; on; -- in OF. shortened to a-. See Ad-.

Upset :: Upset (v. t.) To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end..

Ichthyosaurus :: Ichthyosaurus (n.) An extinct genus of marine reptiles; -- so named from their short, biconcave vertebrae, resembling those of fishes. Several species, varying in length from ten to thirty feet, are known from the Liassic, Oolitic, and Cretaceous formations..

Shortcoming :: Shortcoming (n.) The act of falling, or coming short.

Visite :: Visite (n.) A light cape or short cloak of silk or lace worn by women in summer.

Brachydiagonal :: Brachydiagonal (n.) The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.

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