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The second stomach of ruminants, in which folds of the mucous membrane form hexagonal cells; -- also called the honeycomb stomach.
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Freedom from anything that pains or troubles; as: (a) Relief from labor or effort; rest; quiet; relaxation; as, ease of body. →
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An apparatus for separating the threads of warps into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a warping machine. →
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A process for producing a design upon a surface in relief so that it can be printed from. Prepared chalk or oxide of zinc is pressed upon a smooth plate by a hydraulic press, and the design is drawn upon this in a peculiar ink which hardens the surface wherever it is applied. The surface is then carefully rubbed or brushed, leaving the lines in relief. →
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A plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies. The species most known is Z. officinale. →
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To utter falsehood with an intention to deceive; to say or do that which is intended to deceive another, when he a right to know the truth, or when morality requires a just representation. →
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Fullness; smoothness of flow; as, the roundness of a period; the roundness of a note; roundness of tone. →