Fastening

  • 111harness — I UK [ˈhɑː(r)nɪs] / US [ˈhɑrnəs] noun [countable] Word forms harness : singular harness plural harnesses a) a set of strong leather bands used for fastening around an animal such as a horse so that it can pull a vehicle b) a set of strong bands… …

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  • 112harness — [ˈhɑːnɪs] noun [C] I 1) strong leather bands that are used for fastening an animal to a vehicle that it pulls 2) strong bands of leather, cloth, or rope that are used for fastening someone in a particular place, or for fastening something to… …

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  • 113tack — I [[t]tæk[/t]] n. 1) bui a short, sharp pointed nail, usu. with a broad, flat head 2) a course of action, esp. one differing from some preceding or other course: took the wrong tack[/ex] 3) a) naut. navig. the heading of a sailing vessel, when… …

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  • 114ἐγκολλήσει — ἐγκόλλησις fastening fem nom/voc/acc dual (attic epic) ἐγκολλήσεϊ , ἐγκόλλησις fastening fem dat sg (epic) ἐγκόλλησις fastening fem dat sg (attic ionic) ἐγκολλάω glue on aor subj act 3rd sg (attic epic ionic) ἐγκολλάω glue on fut ind mid 2nd sg… …

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  • 115ἐξάψει — ἔξαψις fastening fem nom/voc/acc dual (attic epic) ἐξάψεϊ , ἔξαψις fastening fem dat sg (epic) ἔξαψις fastening fem dat sg (attic ionic) ἐξάπτω fasten from aor subj act 3rd sg (epic) ἐξάπτω fasten from fut ind mid 2nd sg ἐξάπτω fasten from fut… …

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  • 116snap fastener — noun a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound children can manage snaps better than buttons • Syn: ↑snap, ↑press stud • Hypernyms: ↑fastener, ↑fastening, ↑holdfast, ↑fixing …

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  • 117cuff link — noun : a usually ornamental device consisting of two pieces like buttons joined by a shank, chain, or bar for passing through buttonholes to fasten a cuff without overlapping the cuff ends usually used in plural * * * one of a pair of linked… …

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  • 118tack´er — tack1 «tak», noun, verb. –n. 1. a short, sharp pointed nail or pin with a flat, broad head: »We bought some carpet tacks. 2. a long, loose stitch used as a temporary fastening before final sewing. 3. any very slight, loose fastening: »hanging by… …

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  • 119A dead dog — Dog Dog (d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({Canis familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals… …

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  • 120A dog in the manger — Dog Dog (d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({Canis familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals… …

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