Definition of long

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Long (prep.) By means of; by the fault of; because of.

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Stream :: Stream (v. t.) To mark with colors or embroidery in long tracts.
Mosasauria :: Mosasauria (n. pl.) An order of large, extinct, marine reptiles, found in the Cretaceous rocks, especially in America. They were serpentlike in form and in having loosely articulated and dilatable jaws, with large recurved tteth, but they had paddlelike feet. Some of them were over fifty feet long. They are, essentially, fossil sea serpents with paddles. Called also Pythonomarpha, and Mosasauria..
Instilllatory :: Instilllatory (a.) Belonging to instillation.
Alongside :: Alongside (adv.) Along or by the side; side by side with; -- often with of; as, bring the boat alongside; alongside of him; alongside of the tree..
Pleurobrachia :: Pleurobrachia (n.) A genus of ctenophores having an ovate body and two long plumose tentacles.
Passeriform :: Passeriform (a.) Like or belonging to the Passeres.
Whaleboat :: Whaleboat (n.) A long, narrow boat, sharp at both ends, used by whalemen..
Rabbet :: Rabbet (n.) A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of any body; especially, one intended to receive another member, so as to break or cover the joint, or more easily to hold the members in place; thus, the groove cut for a panel, for a pane of glass, or for a door, is a rabbet, or rebate..
Locust :: Locust (n.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family Acrididae, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., (Edipoda, / Pachytylus, migratoria, and Acridium perigrinum, of Southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. In the United States the related species with similar habits are usually called grasshoppers. See Grasshopper..
Jubate :: "Jubate (a.) Fringed with long, pendent hair..
Swallow-tailed :: Swallowtail (n.) Any one of numerous species of large and handsome butterflies, belonging to Papilio and allied genera, in which the posterior border of each hind wing is prolongated in the form of a long lobe..
Shiah :: Shiah (n.) A member of that branch of the Mohammedans to which the Persians belong. They reject the first three caliphs, and consider Ali as being the first and only rightful successor of Mohammed. They do not acknowledge the Sunna, or body of traditions respecting Mohammed, as any part of the law, and on these accounts are treated as heretics by the Sunnites, or orthodox Mohammedans..
Dealfish :: Dealfish (n.) A long, thin fish of the arctic seas (Trachypterus arcticus)..
Dolman :: Dolman (n.) A long robe or outer garment, with long sleeves, worn by the Turks..
Bench :: Bench (n.) A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter's bench..
Platband :: Platband (n.) A border of flowers in a garden, along a wall or a parterre; hence, a border..
Stealer :: Steal (v. i.) To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away, unperceived; to go or come furtively..
Wintry :: Wintry (a.) Suitable to winter; resembling winter, or what belongs to winter; brumal; hyemal; cold; stormy; wintery..
Ice Plant :: Ice plant () A plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum), sprinkled with pellucid, watery vesicles, which glisten like ice. It is native along the Mediterranean, in the Canaries, and in South Africa. Its juice is said to be demulcent and diuretic; its ashes are used in Spain in making glass..
Precipitate :: Precipitate (v. i.) To dash or fall headlong.
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