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Raise :: Raise (v. t.) To cause to rise, as by the effect of leaven; to make light and spongy, as bread..

Windlass :: Windlass (n.) A machine for raising weights, consisting of a horizontal cylinder or roller moving on its axis, and turned by a crank, lever, or similar means, so as to wind up a rope or chain attached to the weight. In vessels the windlass is often used instead of the capstan for raising the anchor. It is usually set upon the forecastle, and is worked by hand or steam..

Bustle :: Bustle (n.) A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also bishop, and tournure..

Doxology :: Doxology (n.) In Christian worship: A hymn expressing praise and honor to God; a form of praise to God designed to be sung or chanted by the choir or the congregation.

Adulatory :: Adulatory (a.) Containing excessive praise or compliment; servilely praising; flattering; as, an adulatory address..

Nave :: Nave (n.) The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances, or, if there are no transepts, from the choir to the principal entrance, but not including the aisles..

Discommender :: Discommender (n.) One who discommends; a dispraiser.

Huckaback :: Huckaback (n.) A kind of linen cloth with raised figures, used for towelings..

Trumpet :: Trumpet (n.) One who praises, or propagates praise, or is the instrument of propagating it..

Chaise :: Chaise (n.) A two-wheeled carriage for two persons, with a calash top, and the body hung on leather straps, or thorough-braces. It is usually drawn by one horse..

State :: State (n.) A chair with a canopy above it, often standing on a dais; a seat of dignity; also, the canopy itself..

Finance :: Finance (n.) The science of raising and expending the public revenue.

Raise :: Raise (v. t.) To give vent or utterance to; to utter; to strike up.

Panegyrist :: Panegyrist (n.) One who delivers a panegyric; a eulogist; one who extols or praises, either by writing or speaking..

Maistre :: Maistre (n.) Alt. of Maistr.

Valuator :: Valuator (n.) One who assesses, or sets a value on, anything; an appraiser..

Breed :: Breed (v. i.) To raise a breed; to get progeny.

Pry :: Pry (v. t.) To raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or lever; to prize..

Forecastle :: Forecastle (n.) A short upper deck forward, formerly raised like a castle, to command an enemy's decks..

Engraving :: Engraving (n.) The act or art of producing upon hard material incised or raised patterns, characters, lines, and the like; especially, the art of producing such lines, etc., in the surface of metal plates or blocks of wood. Engraving is used for the decoration of the surface itself; also, for producing an original, from which a pattern or design may be printed on paper..

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