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Bruise :: Bruise (n.) An injury to the flesh of animals, or to plants, fruit, etc., with a blunt or heavy instrument, or by collision with some other body; a contusion; as, a bruise on the head; bruises on fruit..

Surcease :: Surbet (a.) Surbated; bruised.

Tan :: Tan (n.) The bark of the oak, and some other trees, bruised and broken by a mill, for tanning hides; -- so called both before and after it has been used. Called also tan bark..

Suicidal :: Suggillation (n.) A livid, or black and blue, mark; a blow; a bruise..

Samp :: Samp (n.) An article of food consisting of maize broken or bruised, which is cooked by boiling, and usually eaten with milk; coarse hominy..

Contusion :: Contusion (n.) A bruise; an injury attended with more or less disorganization of the subcutaneous tissue and effusion of blood beneath the skin, but without apparent wound..

Batter :: Batter (v. t.) A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.

Soapwort :: Soapwort (n.) A common plant (Saponaria officinalis) of the Pink family; -- so called because its bruised leaves, when agitated in water, produce a lather like that from soap. Called also Bouncing Bet..

Bruised :: Bruised (imp. & p. p.) of Bruis.

Brake :: Brake (v. t.) An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that it may be separated from the fiber.

Tread :: Tread (n.) A bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes. See Interfere, 3..

Bruiser :: Bruiser (n.) A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of telescopes.

Bruise :: Bruise (v. i.) To fight with the fists; to box.

Nubble :: Nubble (v. t.) To beat or bruise with the fist.

Batter :: Batter (v. t.) To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as, to batter a wall or rampart..

Forbruise :: Forbruise (v. t.) To bruise sorely or exceedingly.

Contusion :: Contusion (n.) The act or process of beating, bruising, or pounding; the state of being beaten or bruised..

Amber Tree :: Amber tree () A species of Anthospermum, a shrub with evergreen leaves, which, when bruised, emit a fragrant odor..

Hurter :: Hurter (n.) A bodily injury causing pain; a wound, bruise, or the like..

Contrite :: Contrite (a.) Thoroughly bruised or broken.

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