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Scribe :: Scribe (v. t.) To cut (anything) in such a way as to fit closely to a somewhat irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a molding, or the like; -- so called because the workman marks, or scribe, with the compasses the line that he afterwards cuts..

Griffon :: Griffon (n.) A fabulous monster, half lion and half eagle. It is often represented in Grecian and Roman works of art..

Colander :: Colander (n.) A utensil with a bottom perforated with little holes for straining liquids, mashed vegetable pulp, etc.; a strainer of wickerwork, perforated metal, or the like..

Slam :: Slam (n.) The refuse of alum works.

Bobbinwork :: Bobbinwork (n.) Work woven with bobbins.

Standard :: Standard (a.) Hence: Having a recognized and permanent value; as, standard works in history; standard authors..

Chemise :: Chemise (n.) A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.

Study :: Study (v. i.) A building or apartment devoted to study or to literary work.

Underworking :: Underworking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Underwor.

Sillon :: Sillon (n.) A work raised in the middle of a wide ditch, to defend it..

Credit Mobilier :: Credit mobilier () A joint stock company, formed for general banking business, or for the construction of public works, by means of loans on personal estate, after the manner of the credit foncier on real estate. In practice, however, this distinction has not been strictly observed..

Satinwood :: Satinwood (n.) The hard, lemon-colored, fragrant wood of an East Indian tree (Chloroxylon Swietenia). It takes a lustrous finish, and is used in cabinetwork. The name is also given to the wood of a species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum Caribaeum) growing in Florida and the West Indies..

Underwork :: Underwork (v. i.) To do work for a less price than current rates.

Latticework :: Latticework (n.) Same as Lattice, n., 1..

Sunrising :: Sunrising (n.) The first appearance of the sun above the horizon in the morning; more generally, the time of such appearance, whether in fair or cloudy weather; as, to begin work at sunrise..

Pseudepigraphy :: Pseudepigraphy (n.) The ascription of false names of authors to works.

Work :: Work (v. t.) To produce or form by labor; to bring forth by exertion or toil; to accomplish; to originate; to effect; as, to work wood or iron into a form desired, or into a utensil; to work cotton or wool into cloth..

Devon :: Devon (n.) One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in the country of Devon, England. Those of pure blood have a deep red color. The small, longhorned variety, called North Devons, is distinguished by the superiority of its working oxen..

Maul-stick :: Maul-stick (n.) A stick used by painters as a rest for the hand while working.

Capital :: Capital (a.) An imaginary line dividing a bastion, ravelin, or other work, into two equal parts..

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