Definition of spar

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Spar (v. t.) Formerly, a piece of timber, in a general sense; -- still applied locally to rafters..

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Cornea :: Cornea (n.) The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior. See Eye.
Diaphanous :: Diaphanous (a.) Allowing light to pass through, as porcelain; translucent or transparent; pellucid; clear..
Frizel :: Frizel (a.) A movable furrowed piece of steel struck by the flint, to throw sparks into the pan, in an early form of flintlock..
Sanidine :: Sanidine (n.) A variety of orthoclase feldspar common in certain eruptive rocks, as trachyte; -- called also glassy feldspar..
Crisp :: Crisp (a.) Lively; sparking; effervescing.
Gastromancy :: Gastromancy (n.) A species of divination, by means of glasses or other round, transparent vessels, in the center of which figures are supposed to appear by magic art..
Strait-jacket :: Strait-handed (a.) Parsimonious; sparing; niggardly.
Gauze :: Gauze (n.) A very thin, slight, transparent stuff, generally of silk; also, any fabric resembling silk gauze; as, wire gauze; cotton gauze..
Transpicuous :: Transpicuous (a.) Transparent; pervious to the sight.
Felspath :: Felspath (n.) See Feldspar.
Danger :: Danger (n.) Difficulty; sparingness.
Pyrophanous :: Pyrophanous (a.) Rendered transparent by heat.
Becket :: Becket (n.) A small grommet, or a ring or loop of rope / metal for holding things in position, as spars, ropes, etc.; also a bracket, a pocket, or a handle made of rope..
Gtraystone :: Gtraystone (n.) A grayish or greenish compact rock, composed of feldspar and augite, and allied to basalt..
Ricker :: Ricker (n.) A stout pole for use in making a rick, or for a spar to a boat..
Pi–a Cloth :: Pi–a cloth () A fine material for ladies' shawls, scarfs, handkerchiefs, etc., made from the fiber of the pineapple leaf, and perhaps from other fibrous tropical leaves. It is delicate, soft, and transparent, with a slight tinge of pale yellow..
Spare :: Spare (a.) To deprive one's self of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with..
Asparaginous :: Asparaginous (a.) Pertaining or allied to, or resembling, asparagus; having shoots which are eaten like asparagus; as, asparaginous vegetables..
Cuckold''s Knot :: Cuckold's knot () A hitch or knot, by which a rope is secured to a spar, the two parts of the rope being crossed and seized together; -- called also cuckold's neck..
Spar :: Spar (v. i.) To strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do..
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