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bindery
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n 1: a workshop where books are bound
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boundary
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n 1: the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of
something [syn: boundary, bound, bounds]
2: a line determining the limits of an area [syn: boundary,
edge, bound]
3: the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was
beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of
his ability" [syn: limit, bound, boundary]
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doddery
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adj 1: mentally or physically infirm with age; "his mother was
doddering and frail" [syn: doddering, doddery,
gaga, senile]
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embroidery
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n 1: elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative
(sometimes fictitious) detail; "the mystery has been
heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings"
[syn: embellishment, embroidery]
2: decorative needlework [syn: embroidery, fancywork]
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foundry
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n 1: factory where metal castings are produced [syn: foundry,
metalworks]
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lapidary
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adj 1: of or relating to precious stones or the art of working
with them; "the ring is of no lapidary value"- Lord
Byron; "lapidary art"
n 1: an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and
engraving them [syn: lapidary, lapidarist]
2: a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones [syn:
lapidary, lapidist]
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legendary
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adj 1: so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a
legend; "the legendary exploits of the arctic
trailblazers"
2: celebrated in fable or legend; "the fabled Paul Bunyan and
his blue ox"; "legendary exploits of Jesse James" [syn:
fabled, legendary]
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prebendary
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n 1: a canon who receives a prebend for serving the church
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prudery
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n 1: excessive or affected modesty [syn: primness,
prudishness, prudery, Grundyism]
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quandary
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n 1: a situation from which extrication is difficult especially
an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most
awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless
people" [syn: predicament, quandary, plight]
2: state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a
choice between equally unfavorable options [syn: dilemma,
quandary]
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scurry
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n 1: rushing about hastily in an undignified way [syn:
scamper, scramble, scurry]
v 1: to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the
extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to
higher ground" [syn: scurry, scamper, skitter,
scuttle]
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secondary
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adj 1: being of second rank or importance or value; not direct
or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary
crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue";
"secondary streams" [ant: primary]
2: inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly
corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
[syn: junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(a),
secondary, subaltern]
3: depending on or incidental to what is original or primary; "a
secondary infection"
4: not of major importance; "played a secondary role in world
events"
5: belonging to a lower class or rank
n 1: the defensive football players who line up behind the
linemen
2: coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current
through the primary coil [syn: secondary coil, secondary
winding, secondary]
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shuddery
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adj 1: provoking fear terror; "a scary movie"; "the most
terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge"
[syn: chilling, scarey, scary, shivery,
shuddery]
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spidery
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adj 1: relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida
[syn: arachnoid, arachnidian, spidery,
spiderlike, spiderly]
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surrey
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n 1: a county in southeastern England on the Thames
2: a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has two or four
seats
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tindery
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