Definition of long

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Long (n.) The longest dimension; the greatest extent; -- in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it..

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Crane''s-bill :: Crane's-bill (n.) A pair of long-beaked forceps.
Biliary :: Biliary (a.) Relating or belonging to bile; conveying bile; as, biliary acids; biliary ducts..
Allonge :: Allonge (v. i.) To thrust with a sword; to lunge.
Gondola :: Gondola (n.) A long platform car, either having no sides or with very low sides, used on railroads..
Dachshund :: Dachshund (n.) One of a breed of small dogs with short crooked legs, and long body; -- called also badger dog. There are two kinds, the rough-haired and the smooth-haired..
Hemisection :: Hemisection (n.) A division along the mesial plane; also, one of the parts so divided..
Currency :: Currency (n.) The state or quality of being current; general acceptance or reception; a passing from person to person, or from hand to hand; circulation; as, a report has had a long or general currency; the currency of bank notes..
Pretorian :: Pretorian (a.) Of or pertaining to a pretor or magistrate; judicial; exercised by, or belonging to, a pretor; as, pretorian power or authority..
Eolis :: Eolis (n.) A genus of nudibranch mollusks having clusters of branchial papillae along the back. See Ceratobranchia.
Asterolepis :: Asterolepis (n.) A genus of fishes, some of which were eighteen or twenty feet long, found in a fossil state in the Old Red Sandstone..
Carceral :: Carceral (a.) Belonging to a prison.
Ovular :: Ovular (a.) Relating or belonging to an ovule; as, an ovular growth..
Doni :: Doni (n.) A clumsy craft, having one mast with a long sail, used for trading purposes on the coasts of Coromandel and Ceylon..
Crave :: Crave (v. t.) To call for, as a gratification; to long for; hence, to require or demand; as, the stomach craves food..
Wheal :: Wheal (n.) A more or less elongated mark raised by a stroke; also, a similar mark made by any cause; a weal; a wale..
Starling :: Starling (n.) Any passerine bird belonging to Sturnus and allied genera. The European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is dark brown or greenish black, with a metallic gloss, and spotted with yellowish white. It is a sociable bird, and builds about houses, old towers, etc. Called also stare, and starred. The pied starling of India is Sternopastor contra..
Theorbo :: Theorbo (n.) An instrument made like large lute, but having two necks, with two sets of pegs, the lower set holding the strings governed by frets, while to the upper set were attached the long bass strings used as open notes..
Tretys :: Tretys (a.) Long and well-proportioned; nicely made; pretty.
Patient :: Patient (a.) Forbearing; long-suffering.
Substantial :: Substantial (a.) Belonging to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial life..
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