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Thirteenth :: Thirteenth (a.) Next in order after the twelfth; the third after the tenth; -- the ordinal of thirteen; as, the thirteenth day of the month..

Mansion :: Mansion (n.) A twelfth part of the heavens; a house. See 1st House, 8..

Florin :: Florin (n.) A silver coin of Florence, first struck in the twelfth century, and noted for its beauty. The name is given to different coins in different countries. The florin of England, first minted in 1849, is worth two shillings, or about 48 cents; the florin of the Netherlands, about 40 cents; of Austria, about 36 cents..

Inch :: Inch (n.) A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as among mechanics. It was also formerly divided into twelve parts, called lines, and originally into three parts, called barleycorns, its length supposed to have been determined from three grains of barley placed end to end lengthwise. It is also sometimes called a prime ('), composed of twelve seconds (''), as in the duodecimal system of arithmetic..

Dozenth :: Dozenth (a.) Twelfth.

House :: House (n.) A twelfth part of the heavens, as divided by six circles intersecting at the north and south points of the horizon, used by astrologers in noting the positions of the heavenly bodies, and casting horoscopes or nativities. The houses were regarded as fixed in respect to the horizon, and numbered from the one at the eastern horizon, called the ascendant, first house, or house of life, downward, or in the direction of the earth's revolution, the stars and planets passing through them in

Twelfth-night :: Twelfth-night (n.) The evening of Epiphany, or the twelfth day after Christmas, observed as a festival by various churches..

Black Book :: Black book () A book compiled in the twelfth century, containing a description of the court of exchequer of England, an official statement of the revenues of the crown, etc..

Twelfth :: Twelfth (n.) The next in order after the eleventh.

Twelfth :: Twelfth (n.) An interval comprising an octave and a fifth.

Twelfth-second :: Twelfth-second (n.) A unit for the measurement of small intervals of time, such that 1012 (ten trillion) of these units make one second..

Uncia :: Uncia (n.) A twelfth part, as of the Roman as; an ounce..

Second :: Second (a.) In the duodecimal system of mensuration, the twelfth part of an inch or prime; a line. See Inch, and Prime, n., 8..

Pisces :: Pisces (n. pl.) The twelfth sign of the zodiac, marked / in almanacs..

December :: December (n.) The twelfth and last month of the year, containing thirty-one days. During this month occurs the winter solstice..

Adar :: Adar (n.) The twelfth month of the Hebrew ecclesiastical year, and the sixth of the civil. It corresponded nearly with March..

Ounce :: Ounce (n.) The twelfth part of a troy pound.

Fish :: Fish (n.) The twelfth sign of the zodiac; Pisces.

Thirteenth :: Thirteenth (n.) The next in order after the twelfth.

Digit :: Digit (n.) One twelfth part of the diameter of the sun or moon; -- a term used to express the quantity of an eclipse; as, an eclipse of eight digits is one which hides two thirds of the diameter of the disk..

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