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One of the small, thin, membranous, bony or horny pieces which form the covering of many fishes and reptiles, and some mammals, belonging to the dermal part of the skeleton, or dermoskeleton. See Cycloid, Ctenoid, and Ganoid.
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The bow or arch in the front part of a saddle, or the pieces which form the front.
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The state of being disorganized and thrown into confusion; -- said especially of an army defeated, broken in pieces, and put to flight in disorder or panic; also, the act of defeating and breaking up an army; as, the rout of the enemy was complete.
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Two pieces of bread and butter with a thin slice of meat, cheese, or the like, between them.
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One of the pieces on which a sled or sleigh slides; also the part or blade of a skate which slides on the ice.
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One of the pieces or divisions of bivalve or multivalve shells.
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One who vamps; one who pieces an old thing with something new; a cobbler.
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To scant; to be niggard of; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down.
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One of the pieces into which a capsule naturally separates when it bursts.
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Not torn, split, or parted; not torn to pieces.
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To bring to ruin; to cause to fall to pieces and decay; to make to perish; to bring to destruction; to bring to poverty or bankruptcy; to impair seriously; to damage essentially; to overthrow.
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A little valve; a valvule; especially, one of the pieces which compose the outer covering of a pericarp.
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The unit of monetary value in Russia. It is divided into 100 copecks, and in the gold coin of the realm (as in the five and ten ruble pieces) is worth about 77 cents. The silver ruble is a coin worth about 60 cents.
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Parted into three piece; having three parts or pieces; -- said of the field or of a bearing; as, a cross triparted.
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The name given to two pieces of cloth worn under the ordinary garb and over the shoulders as an act of devotion.
v. t.
To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.
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Ammunition for discharging a piece or pieces once; as, twenty rounds of ammunition were given out.
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A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
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The pieces, or chips, detached in the process of turning from the material turned.
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A variety of anhydrite composed of contorted plates fancied to resemble pieces of tripe.
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