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Mortling :: Mortling (n.) Wool plucked from a dead sheep; morling.

Deads :: Deads (n. pl.) The substances which inclose the ore on every side.

Coffin :: Coffin (n.) The case in which a dead human body is inclosed for burial.

Exanimous :: Exanimous (a.) Lifeless; dead.

Reckoning :: Reckoning (n.) The calculation of a ship's position, either from astronomical observations, or from the record of the courses steered and distances sailed as shown by compass and log, -- in the latter case called dead reckoning (see under Dead); -- also used for dead reckoning in contradistinction to observation..

Dirige :: Dirige (n.) A service for the dead, in the Roman Catholic Church, being the first antiphon of Matins for the dead, of which Dirige is the first word; a dirge..

Sloughy :: Sloughy (a.) Resembling, or of the nature of, a slough, or the dead matter which separates from living flesh..

Breathless :: Breathless (a.) Dead; as, a breathless body..

Dead :: Dead (a.) Unproductive; bringing no gain; unprofitable; as, dead capital; dead stock in trade..

Herse :: Herse (n.) See Hearse, a carriage for the dead..

Resurrectionize :: Resurrectionize (v. t.) To raise from the dead.

Dead-reckoning :: Dead-reckoning (n.) See under Dead, a..

Deadly :: Deadly (a.) Aiming or willing to destroy; implacable; desperately hostile; flagitious; as, deadly enemies..

Tailstock :: Tailstock (n.) The sliding block or support, in a lathe, which carries the dead spindle, or adjustable center. The headstock supports the live spindle..

Asphaltum :: Asphaltum (n.) Mineral pitch, Jews' pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and burns when heated, leaving no residue. It occurs on the surface and shores of the Dead Sea, which is therefore called Asphaltites, or the Asphaltic Lake. It is found also in many parts of Asia, Europe, and America. See Bitumen..

Lifeless :: Lifeless (a.) Destitute of life, or deprived of life; not containing, or inhabited by, living beings or vegetation; dead, or apparently dead; spiritless; powerless; dull; as, a lifeless carcass; lifeless matter; a lifeless desert; a lifeless wine; a lifeless story..

Lanyard :: Lanyard (n.) A short piece of rope or line for fastening something in ships; as, the lanyards of the gun ports, of the buoy, and the like; esp., pieces passing through the dead-eyes, and used to extend shrouds, stays, etc..

Burying Place :: Burying place () The ground or place for burying the dead; burial place.

Drop :: Drop (v. i.) To fall dead, or to fall in death..

Nigh :: Nigh (a.) Almost; nearly; as, he was nigh dead..

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