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A substance used to prevent a color or mordant from fixing on those parts to which it has been applied, either by acting machanically in preventing the color, etc., from reaching the cloth, or chemically in changing the color so as to render it incapable of fixing itself in the fibers.. The pastes prepared for this purpose are called resist pastes.
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To write hastily or carelessly, without regard to correctness or elegance; as, to scribble a letter. →
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The quality or state of being wary; care to foresee and guard against evil; cautiousness. →
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Plain; unpretending; rude in appearance; unpolished; as, a homely garment; a homely house; homely fare; homely manners. →
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A low bush (Viburnum lantanoides) having long, straggling branches and handsome flowers. It is found in the Northern United States. Called also shinhopple. →
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To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man in his work; to help one to remember; -- the following infinitive is commonly used without to; as, "Help me scale yon balcony." →