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Hormogonium :: Hormogonium (n.) A chain of small cells in certain algae, by which the plant is propogated..

Trace :: Trace (n.) One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug..

Fetter :: Fetter (n.) A chain or shackle for the feet; a chain by which an animal is confined by the foot, either made fast or disabled from free and rapid motion; a bond; a shackle..

Continent :: Continent (a.) One of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main land; specifically (Phys. Geog.), a large body of land differing from an island, not merely in its size, but in its structure, which is that of a large basin bordered by mountain chains; as, the continent of North America..

Chain :: Chain (n.) An instrument which consists of links and is used in measuring land.

Chain :: Chain (v. t.) To fasten, bind, or connect with a chain; to fasten or bind securely, as with a chain; as, to chain a bulldog..

Catenarian :: Catenarian (a.) Relating to a chain; like a chain; as, a catenary curve..

Gammon :: Gammon (v. t.) To fasten (a bowsprit) to the stem of a vessel by lashings of rope or chain, or by a band of iron..

Clevis :: Clevis (n.) A piece of metal bent in the form of an oxbow, with the two ends perforated to receive a pin, used on the end of the tongue of a plow, wagen, etc., to attach it to a draft chain, whiffletree, etc.; -- called also clavel, clevy..

Incatenation :: Incatenation (n.) The act of linking together; enchaining.

Gyve :: Gyve (v. t.) To fetter; to shackle; to chain.

Link :: Link (n.) A single ring or division of a chain.

Clutch :: Clutch (n.) Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle..

Bier :: Bier (n.) A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woolen cloth.

Torque :: Torque (n.) A collar or neck chain, usually twisted, especially as worn by ancient barbaric nations, as the Gauls, Germans, and Britons..

Padlock :: Padlock (n.) A portable lock with a bow which is usually jointed or pivoted at one end so that it can be opened, the other end being fastened by the bolt, -- used for fastening by passing the bow through a staple over a hasp or through the links of a chain, etc..

Altaic :: Altaic (a.) Of or pertaining to the Altai, a mountain chain in Central Asia..

Appalachian :: Appalachian (a.) Of or pertaining to a chain of mountains in the United States, commonly called the Allegheny mountains..

Bound :: Bound (p. p. & a.) Restrained by a hand, rope, chain, fetters, or the like..

Adamantine :: Adamantine (a.) Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant; incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated; as, adamantine bonds or chains..

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