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Hieroglyphical :: Hieroglyphical (a.) Emblematic; expressive of some meaning by characters, pictures, or figures; as, hieroglyphic writing; a hieroglyphic obelisk..

Elasticity :: Elasticity (n.) The quality of being elastic; the inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or dimensions, after the removal of external pressure or altering force; springiness; tendency to rebound; as, the elasticity of caoutchouc; the elasticity of the air..

Compasses :: Compasses (n.) An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures, etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches, or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they move..

Heptahedron :: Heptahedron (n.) A solid figure with seven sides.

Obsecration :: Obsecration (n.) A figure of speech in which the orator implores the assistance of God or man.

Weed :: Weed (n.) Any plant growing in cultivated ground to the injury of the crop or desired vegetation, or to the disfigurement of the place; an unsightly, useless, or injurious plant..

Johannes :: "Johannes (n.) A Portuguese gold coin of the value of eight dollars, named from the figure of King John which it bears; -- often contracted into joe; as, a joe, or a half joe..

Etch :: Etch (v. t.) To produce, as figures or designs, on mental, glass, or the like, by means of lines or strokes eaten in or corroded by means of some strong acid..

Representation :: Representation (n.) A likeness, a picture, or a model; as, a representation of the human face, or figure, and the like..

Biscuit :: Biscuit (n.) A species of white, unglazed porcelain, in which vases, figures, and groups are formed in miniature..

Refer :: Refer (v. i.) To have relation or reference; to relate; to point; as, the figure refers to a footnote..

Dragon :: Dragon (n.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere figured as a dragon; Draco.

Disfigurer :: Disfigurer (n.) One who disfigures.

Semispherical :: Semispherical (a.) Having the figure of a half sphere.

Oblatum :: Oblatum (n.) An oblate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis. Cf. Oblongum.

Digit :: Digit (n.) One of the ten figures or symbols, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, by which all numbers are expressed; -- so called because of the use of the fingers in counting and computing..

Cleche :: Cleche (a.) Charged with another bearing of the same figure, and of the color of the field, so large that only a narrow border of the first bearing remains visible; -- said of any heraldic bearing. Compare Voided..

Species :: Species (n.) The form or shape given to materials; fashion or shape; form; figure.

Notation :: Notation (n.) Any particular system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in art or science, to express briefly technical facts, quantities, etc. Esp., the system of figures, letters, and signs used in arithmetic and algebra to express number, quantity, or operations..

Prefigured :: Prefigured (imp. & p. p.) of Prefigur.

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