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Under-arm :: Under-arm (a.) Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow, that is, not swung far out from the body; underhand. Cf. Over-arm and Round-Arm..

Skysail :: Skysail (n.) The sail set next above the royal. See Illust. under Sail.

Master :: Master (n.) The commander of a merchant vessel; -- usually called captain. Also, a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next above ensign and below lieutenant; formerly, an officer on a man-of-war who had immediate charge, under the commander, of sailing the vessel..

Supermaxilla :: Supermaterial (a.) Being above, or superior to, matter..

Divine :: Divine (a.) Godlike; heavenly; excellent in the highest degree; supremely admirable; apparently above what is human. In this application, the word admits of comparison; as, the divinest mind. Sir J. Davies..

Eyebrow :: Eyebrow (n.) The brow or hairy arch above the eye.

Major :: Major (a.) An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer.

Moonrise :: Moonrise (n.) The rising of the moon above the horizon; also, the time of its rising..

Placentalia :: Placentalia (n. pl.) A division of Mammalia including those that have a placenta, or all the orders above the marsupials..

Baryta :: Baryta (n.) An oxide of barium (or barytum); a heavy earth with a specific gravity above 4.

Major General :: Major general () An officer of the army holding a rank next above that of brigadier general and next below that of lieutenant general, and who usually commands a division or a corps..

Sharp :: Sharp (v. i.) To sing above the proper pitch.

Supraclavicular :: Supraclavicular (a.) Situated above the clavicle.

Upland :: Upland (n.) High land; ground elevated above the meadows and intervals which lie on the banks of rivers, near the sea, or between hills; land which is generally dry; -- opposed to lowland, meadow, marsh, swamp, interval, and the like..

Troyounce :: Troyounce (n.) See Troy ounce, under Troy weight, above, and under Ounce..

Slate :: Slate (v. t.) An artificial material, resembling slate, and used for the above purposes..

Fustian :: Fustian (n.) An inflated style of writing; a kind of writing in which high-sounding words are used,' above the dignity of the thoughts or subject; bombast..

Temple :: Temple (n.) The space, on either side of the head, back of the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch and in front of the ear..

Dignitary :: Dignitary (n.) One who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor; especially, one who holds an ecclesiastical rank above that of a parochial priest or clergyman..

Tier :: Tier (v. t.) A row or rank, especially one of two or more rows placed one above, or higher than, another; as, a tier of seats in a theater..

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