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  • 81Engrossed — Engross En*gross , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engrossed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Engrossing}.] [F., fr. pref. en (L. in) + gros gross, grosse, n., an engrossed document: cf. OF. engrossir, engroissier, to make thick, large, or gross. See {Gross}.] 1. To make …

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  • 82Engrossed bill — Engross En*gross , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engrossed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Engrossing}.] [F., fr. pref. en (L. in) + gros gross, grosse, n., an engrossed document: cf. OF. engrossir, engroissier, to make thick, large, or gross. See {Gross}.] 1. To make …

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  • 83Engrossing — Engross En*gross , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engrossed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Engrossing}.] [F., fr. pref. en (L. in) + gros gross, grosse, n., an engrossed document: cf. OF. engrossir, engroissier, to make thick, large, or gross. See {Gross}.] 1. To make …

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  • 84Engrossing hand — Engross En*gross , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engrossed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Engrossing}.] [F., fr. pref. en (L. in) + gros gross, grosse, n., an engrossed document: cf. OF. engrossir, engroissier, to make thick, large, or gross. See {Gross}.] 1. To make …

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  • 85extender — noun Date: circa 1529 one that extends: as a. a substance added to a product especially in the capacity of a diluent, adulterant, or modifier b. an added ingredient used to increase the bulk of a food (as soup or meat) …

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  • 86hypertrophy — I. noun (plural phies) Etymology: probably from New Latin hypertrophia, from hyper + trophia trophy Date: 1834 1. excessive development of an organ or part; specifically increase in bulk (as by thickening of muscle fibers) without multiplication… …

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  • 87Cathartic — In medicine, a cathartic is a substance which accelerates defecation.This is in contrast to a laxative, which is a substance which eases defecation, usually by softening the stool. [MeshName|Cathartics] It is possible for a substance to be both a …

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  • 88Greaseball the Diesel — Greaseball is a character in the rock opera Starlight Express . He is the alpha male of the train yard. He s self confident, suave and a heartbreaker. All the ladies loves him but Dinah is his main squeeze. He and his gang put Rusty down,… …

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  • 89middle-age spread — /mid l ayj / an increase in bulk, esp. in the waist and buttocks, associated with the onset of middle age and the body s decreasing ability to metabolize calories efficiently. [1935 40] * * * …

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  • 90Andreas Pozzo —     Andreas Pozzo     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Andreas Pozzo     (PUTEUS)     Italian painter and architect of the Baroque period, b. at Trent, 1642; d. at Vienna, 1709. The greater part of his life was spent at Genoa, Rome, Turin, and Vienna.… …

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