Definition of whose

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Whose (pron.) The possessive case of who or which. See Who, and Which..

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Shield-bearer :: Shield-bearer (n.) Any small moth of the genus Aspidisca, whose larva makes a shieldlike covering for itself out of bits of leaves..
Altrices :: Altrices (n. pl.) Nursers, -- a term applied to those birds whose young are hatched in a very immature and helpless condition, so as to require the care of their parents for some time; -- opposed to praecoces..
Patron :: Patron (n.) A man of distinction under whose protection another person placed himself.
Monoecia :: Monoecia (n. pl.) A Linnaean class of plants, whose stamens and pistils are in distinct flowers in the same plant..
Signalman :: Signalman (n.) A man whose business is to manage or display signals; especially, one employed in setting the signals by which railroad trains are run or warned..
Seamstress :: Seamstress (n.) A woman whose occupation is sewing; a needlewoman.
Jasponyx :: "Jasponyx (n.) An onyx, part or all of whose layers consist of jasper..
Deer's-tongue :: Deer's-tongue (n.) A plant (Liatris odoratissima) whose fleshy leaves give out a fragrance compared to vanilla.
Measurer :: Measurer (n.) One who measures; one whose occupation or duty is to measure commondities in market.
Holograph :: Holograph (n.) A document, as a letter, deed, or will, wholly in the handwriting of the person from whom it proceeds and whose act it purports to be..
Psilopaedes :: Psilopaedes (n. pl.) birds whose young at first have down on the pterylae only; -- called also Gymnopaedes.
Bittersweet :: Bittersweet (n.) An American woody climber (Celastrus scandens), whose yellow capsules open late in autumn, and disclose the red aril which covers the seeds; -- also called Roxbury waxwork..
Bondslave :: Bondslave (n.) A person in a state of slavery; one whose person and liberty are subjected to the authority of a master.
Alum Root :: Alum root () A North American herb (Heuchera Americana) of the Saxifrage family, whose root has astringent properties..
Perfumer :: Perfumer (n.) One whose trade is to make or sell perfumes.
Gilder :: Gilder (n.) One who gilds; one whose occupation is to overlay with gold.
Birdcatcher :: Birdcatcher (n.) One whose employment it is to catch birds; a fowler.
Barbara :: Barbara (n.) The first word in certain mnemonic lines which represent the various forms of the syllogism. It indicates a syllogism whose three propositions are universal affirmatives.
Baldhead :: Baldhead (n.) A person whose head is bald.
Lady :: Lady (n.) A woman of social distinction or position. In England, a title prefixed to the name of any woman whose husband is not of lower rank than a baron, or whose father was a nobleman not lower than an earl. The wife of a baronet or knight has the title of Lady by courtesy, but not by right..
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