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The bracteal covering of the flowers or seeds of grain and grasses; esp., an outer husk or bract of a spikelt. →
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A bow or arch exhibiting, in concentric bands, the several colors of the spectrum, and formed in the part of the hemisphere opposite to the sun by the refraction and reflection of the sun's rays in drops of falling rain. →
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A kind of turnip commonly with a large and long or ovoid yellowish root; a Swedish turnip. See Turnip. →
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Fixed or appointed time; conjuncture; a particular time or occasion; as, the hour of greatest peril; the man for the hour. →
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A narrow tapelike fabric used for binding hats, shoes, etc., -- sometimes made ornamental. →
a.
Like or pertaining to fishes of the genus Scopelus, or family Scopelodae, which includes many small oceanic fishes, most of which are phosphorescent. →