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chardonnay
2
n 1: white wine grape [syn: Chardonnay, chardonnay grape]
2: dry white table wine resembling Chablis but made from
Chardonnay grapes [syn: Chardonnay, Pinot Chardonnay]
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barn
0
n 1: an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed
and housing farm animals
2: (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective
circular area that one particle presents to another as a
target for an encounter [syn: barn, b]
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chine
0
n 1: cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone
2: backbone of an animal
v 1: cut through the backbone of an animal
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darn
0
n 1: something of little value; "his promise is not worth a
damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" [syn:
damn, darn, hoot, red cent, shit, shucks,
tinker's damn, tinker's dam]
2: sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a
garment); "her stockings had several mends" [syn: mend,
patch, darn]
v 1: repair by sewing; "darn socks"
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genet
0
n 1: French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States
into the war between France and England (1763-1834) [syn:
Genet, Edmund Charles Edouard Genet, Citizen Genet]
2: French writer of novels and dramas for the theater of the
absurd (1910-1986) [syn: Genet, Jean Genet]
3: agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long
ringed tail [syn: genet, Genetta genetta]
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hogmanay
0
n 1: New Year's Eve in Scotland
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matinee
0
n 1: a theatrical performance held during the daytime
(especially in the afternoon)
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yarn
0
n 1: the act of giving an account describing incidents or a
course of events; "his narration was hesitant" [syn:
narration, recital, yarn]
2: a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or
nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving [syn: thread,
yarn]
v 1: tell or spin a yarn
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koine
0
n 1: a Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire
2: a common language used by speakers of different languages;
"Koine is a dialect of ancient Greek that was the lingua
franca of the empire of Alexander the Great and was widely
spoken throughout the eastern Mediterranean area in Roman
times" [syn: lingua franca, interlanguage, koine]
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manet
0
n 1: French painter whose work influenced the impressionists
(1832-1883) [syn: Manet, Edouard Manet]
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monet
0
n 1: French impressionist painter (1840-1926) [syn: Monet,
Claude Monet]
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cabernet
0
n 1: superior Bordeaux type of red wine [syn: Cabernet,
Cabernet Sauvignon]
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binet
0
n 1: French psychologist remembered for his studies of the
intellectual development of children (1857-1911) [syn:
Binet, Alfred Binet]
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cloisonne
0
adj 1: (for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled
with colored enamel and fired [syn: champleve,
cloisonne]
n 1: enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin
metal strips
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massenet
0
n 1: French composer best remembered for his pop operas
(1842-1912) [syn: Massenet, Jules Emile Frederic
Massenet]
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donne
0
n 1: English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a
preacher (1572-1631) [syn: Donne, John Donne]
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estaminet
0
n 1: a small (and usually shabby) cafe selling wine and beer and
coffee
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borne
0
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carnet
0
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rene
0
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renee
0
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panettone
0
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tournai
0
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gratine
0
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dene
0
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nene
0
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starn
0
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dezarn
0
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mccarn
0
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arn
0
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arne
0
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arnn
0
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donnee
0
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mornay
0
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violone
0
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carn
0
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garn
0
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harn
0
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harne
0
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karn
0
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varn
0
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lucarne
0