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A knot or noose in a rope which can be readily undone; -- intended for a temporary fastening; as, a half hitch; a clove hitch; a timber hitch, etc. →
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A lay; a German song. It differs from the French chanson, and the Italian canzone, all three being national. →
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To come to by way of increase; to arise or spring as a growth or result; to be added as increase, profit, or damage, especially as the produce of money lent. →
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Dimness or obscurity of sight, dependent upon a speck on the cornea; also, the speck itself. →
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The ratio of the distance between the center and the focus of an ellipse or hyperbola to its semi-transverse axis. →
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An official account, report, or statement, rendered to the commander or other superior officer; as, the return of men fit for duty; the return of the number of the sick; the return of provisions, etc. →