Definition of long

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Long (adv.) Through an extent of time, more or less; -- only in question; as, how long will you be gone?.

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Gummatous :: Gummatous (a.) Belonging to, or resembling, gumma..
Superior :: Superior (a.) Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem; posterior.
Comforter :: Comforter (n.) A knit woolen tippet, long and narrow..
Alexandrine :: Alexandrine (a.) Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian.
Permians :: Permians (n. pl.) A tribe belonging to the Finnic race, and inhabiting a portion of Russia..
Heliopora :: Heliopora (n.) An East Indian stony coral now known to belong to the Alcyonaria; -- called also blue coral.
Scutum :: Scutum (n.) An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; -- carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry..
Longheaded :: Longheaded (a.) Having unusual foresight or sagacity.
Allonge :: Allonge (v. i.) To thrust with a sword; to lunge.
Entertain :: Entertain (v. t.) To lead on; to bring along; to introduce.
Eel :: Eel (n.) An elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels of Europe and America belong to the genus Anguilla. The electrical eel is a species of Gymnotus. The so called vinegar eel is a minute nematode worm. See Conger eel, Electric eel, and Gymnotus..
Spoil :: Spoil (n.) Public offices and their emoluments regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage; -- commonly in the plural; as to the victor belong the spoils..
Oblong :: Oblong (a.) Having greater length than breadth, esp. when rectangular..
Fan Palm :: Fan palm () Any palm tree having fan-shaped or radiate leaves; as the Chamaerops humilis of Southern Europe; the species of Sabal and Thrinax in the West Indies, Florida, etc.; and especially the great talipot tree (Corypha umbraculifera) of Ceylon and Malaya. The leaves of the latter are often eighteen feet long and fourteen wide, and are used for umbrellas, tents, and roofs. When cut up, they are used for books and manuscripts..
Fetlock :: Fetlock (n.) The cushionlike projection, bearing a tuft of long hair, on the back side of the leg above the hoof of the horse and similar animals. Also, the joint of the limb at this point (between the great pastern bone and the metacarpus), or the tuft of hair..
Elongate :: Elongate (a.) To remove further off.
Spider :: Spider (n.) An iron pan with a long handle, used as a kitchen utensil in frying food. Originally, it had long legs, and was used over coals on the hearth..
Wattlebird :: Wattlebird (n.) Any one of several species of honey eaters belonging to Anthochaera and allied genera of the family Meliphagidae. These birds usually have a large and conspicuous wattle of naked skin hanging down below each ear. They are natives of Australia and adjacent islands.
Exogen :: Exogen (n.) A plant belonging to one of the greater part of the vegetable kingdom, and which the plants are characterized by having c wood bark, and pith, the wood forming a layer between the other two, and increasing, if at all, by the animal addition of a new layer to the outside next to the bark. The leaves are commonly netted-veined, and the number of cotyledons is two, or, very rarely, several in a whorl. Cf. Endogen..
Thus :: Thus (n.) The commoner kind of frankincense, or that obtained from the Norway spruce, the long-leaved pine, and other conifers..
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