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Originally, the watch kept on the night before a feast.
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A room appendant to a church, in which sacerdotal vestments and sacred utensils are sometimes kept, and where meetings for worship or parish business are held; a sacristy; -- formerly called revestiary.
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Any one of several species of long-legged South American birds of the genus Psophia, especially P. crepitans, which is abundant, and often domesticated and kept with other poultry by the natives. They are allied to the cranes. So called from their loud cry. Called also agami, and yakamik.
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The most retired part of the temple at Jerusalem, called the Holy of Holies, in which was kept the ark of the covenant, and into which no person was permitted to enter except the high priest, and he only once a year, to intercede for the people; also, the most sacred part of the tabernacle; also, the temple at Jerusalem.
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A family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same progenitor, and kept distinct, as in the case of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve sons of Jacob.
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The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger, etc., is kept; a sheath.
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Not furnished with ballast; not kept steady by ballast; unsteady; as, unballasted vessels; unballasted wits.
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A beautiful Australian parrakeet (Platycercus eximius) often kept as a cage bird. The head and back of the neck are scarlet, the throat is white, the back dark green varied with lighter green, and the breast yellow.
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A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar.
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trained and kept for running races; as, a running horse.
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Not reserved; not kept back; not withheld in part; unrestrained.
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Not treasured; not kept as treasure.
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Something kept from being expended or lost; that which is saved or laid up; as, the savings of years of economy.
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To continue in operation; to be kept in action or motion; as, this engine runs night and day; the mill runs six days in the week.
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Discolored; stained; not cleanly kept; filthy.
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A place or building in which stores of wealth are deposited; especially, a place where public revenues are deposited and kept, and where money is disbursed to defray the expenses of government; hence, also, the place of deposit and disbursement of any collected funds.
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An apartment in a church where the sacred utensils, vestments, etc., are kept; a vestry.
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That which is looked towards, or kept in sight, as object, aim, intention, purpose, design; as, he did it with a view of escaping.
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Kept or occurring once in three years; triennial.
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A house or building where treasures and stores are kept.
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