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Shire :: Shire (n.) A division of a State, embracing several contiguous townships; a county..

Osculant :: Osculant (a.) Adhering closely; embracing; -- applied to certain creeping animals, as caterpillars..

Cling :: Cling (v. i.) To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast, especially by twining round or embracing; as, the tendril of a vine clings to its support; -- usually followed by to or together..

Omnicorporeal :: Omnicorporeal (a.) Comprehending or including all bodies; embracing all substance.

Dolus :: Dolus (n.) Evil intent, embracing both malice and fraud. See Culpa..

Bracing :: Bracing (n.) Any system of braces; braces, collectively; as, the bracing of a truss..

Shin :: Shin (v. i.) To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like; -- used with up; as, to shin up a mast..

Peziza :: Peziza (n.) A genus of fungi embracing a great number of species, some of which are remarkable for their regular cuplike form and deep colors..

Lamellirostres :: Lamellirostres (n. pl.) A group of birds embracing the Anseres and flamingoes, in which the bill is lamellate..

Clipping :: Clipping (n.) The act of embracing.

Bracing :: Bracing (a.) Imparting strength or tone; strengthening; invigorating; as, a bracing north wind..

Bracing :: Bracing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Brac.

Monandria :: Monandria (n. pl.) A Linnaean class of plants embracing those having but a single stamen.

Circumflex :: Circumflex (n.) A wave of the voice embracing both a rise and fall or a fall and a rise on the same a syllable.

Cling :: Cling (v. t.) To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing..

Pantheology :: Pantheology (n.) A system of theology embracing all religions; a complete system of theology.

Boxhaul :: Boxhaul (v. t.) To put (a vessel) on the other tack by veering her short round on her heel; -- so called from the circumstance of bracing the head yards abox (i. e., sharp aback, on the wind)..

Bracing :: Bracing (n.) The act of strengthening, supporting, or propping, with a brace or braces; the state of being braced..

Niagara Period :: Niagara period () A subdivision or the American Upper Silurian system, embracing the Medina, Clinton, and Niagara epoch. The rocks of the Niagara epoch, mostly limestones, are extensively distributed, and at Niagara Falls consist of about eighty feet of shale supporting a greater thickness of limestone, which is gradually undermined by the removal of the shale. See Chart of Geology..

Micronesian :: Micronesian (a.) Of or pertaining to Micronesia, a collective designation of the islands in the western part of the Pacific Ocean, embracing the Marshall and Gilbert groups, the Ladrones, the Carolines, etc..

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