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Accoutrements :: Accoutrements (n. pl.) Dress; trappings; equipment; specifically, the devices and equipments worn by soldiers..

Way :: Way (n.) The means by which anything is reached, or anything is accomplished; scheme; device; plan..

Nostrum :: Nostrum (n.) Any scheme or device proposed by a quack.

Save-all :: Save-all (n.) A device in a candlestick to hold the ends of candles, so that they be burned..

Unloader :: Unloader (n.) One who, or that which, unloads; a device for unloading, as hay from a wagon..

Mot :: Mot (n.) A word; hence, a motto; a device..

Dodger :: Dodger (n.) One who dodges or evades; one who plays fast and loose, or uses tricky devices..

Let-off :: Let-off (n.) A device for letting off, releasing, or giving forth, as the warp from the cylinder of a loom..

Device :: Device (n.) A spectacle or show.

Device :: Device (n.) Power of devising; invention; contrivance.

Megaphone :: Megaphone (n.) A device to magnify sound, or direct it in a given direction in a greater volume, as a very large funnel used as an ear trumpet or as a speaking trumpet..

Crimper :: Crimper (n.) A device for giving hair a wavy appearance.

Devise :: Devise (n.) Device. See Device.

Retractor :: Retractor (n.) In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel..

Clutch :: Clutch (n.) A device which is used for coupling shafting, etc., so as to transmit motion, and which may be disengaged at pleasure..

Countercheck :: Countercheck (n.) Any force or device designed to restrain another restraining force; a check upon a check.

Keeper :: Keeper (n.) A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object in place; as: (a) The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock protrudes, when shot. (b) A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger. (c) A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end of the strap..

Sound :: Sound (v. i.) To ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.

Blower :: Blower (n.) A device for producing a current of air; as: (a) A metal plate temporarily placed before the upper part of a grate or open fire. (b) A machine for producing an artificial blast or current of air by pressure, as for increasing the draft of a furnace, ventilating a building or shaft, cleansing gram, etc..

Stratagemical :: Stratagem (n.) An artifice or trick in war for deceiving the enemy; hence, in general, artifice; deceptive device; secret plot; evil machination..

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