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Definition of lion

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Lion (n.) A large carnivorous feline mammal (Felis leo), found in Southern Asia and in most parts of Africa, distinct varieties occurring in the different countries. The adult male, in most varieties, has a thick mane of long shaggy hair that adds to his apparent size, which is less than that of the largest tigers. The length, however, is sometimes eleven feet to the base of the tail. The color is a tawny yellow or yellowish brown; the mane is darker, and the terminal tuft of the tail is black.

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Bullion :: Bullion (n.) Heavy twisted fringe, made of fine gold or silver wire and used for epaulets; also, any heavy twisted fringe whose cords are prominent..

Pissabed :: Pissabed (n.) A name locally applied to various wild plants, as dandelion, bluet, oxeye daisy, etc..

Salient :: Salient (v. i.) Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient..

Dentelli :: Dentelli (n. pl.) Modillions.

Digitigrade :: Digitigrade (n.) An animal that walks on its toes, as the cat, lion, wolf, etc.; -- distinguished from a plantigrade, which walks on the palm of the foot..

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Quash :: Quash (v. t.) To crush; to subdue; to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely; as, to quash a rebellion..

Mullion :: Mullion (v. t.) To furnish with mullions; to divide by mullions.

Millionnaire :: Millionnaire (n.) Millionaire.

Crore :: Crore (n.) Ten millions; as, a crore of rupees (which is nearly $5,000,000)..

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Megametre :: Megametre (n.) In the metric system, one million meters, or one thousand kilometers..

Maniglion :: Maniglion (n.) Either one of two handles on the back of a piece of ordnance.

Ganglial :: Ganglial (a.) Relating to a ganglion; ganglionic.

Radical :: Radical (a.) Proceeding from a rootlike stem, or one which does not rise above the ground; as, the radical leaves of the dandelion and the sidesaddle flower..

Division :: Division (n.) Two companies of infantry maneuvering as one subdivision of a battalion.

Scullionly :: Scullionly (a.) Like a scullion; base.

Brilliant :: Brilliant (a.) A diamond or other gem of the finest cut, formed into faces and facets, so as to reflect and refract the light, by which it is rendered more brilliant. It has at the middle, or top, a principal face, called the table, which is surrounded by a number of sloping facets forming a bizet; below, it has a small face or collet, parallel to the table, connected with the girdle by a pavilion of elongated facets. It is thus distinguished from the rose diamond, which is entirely covered with

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