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121To split hairs — Hair Hair (h[^a]r), n. [OE. her, heer, h[ae]r, AS. h[=ae]r; akin to OFries. h[=e]r, D. & G. haar, OHG. & Icel. h[=a]r, Dan. haar, Sw. h[*a]r; cf. Lith. kasa.] 1. The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of an animal, and forming… …
122To split hairs — Split Split (spl[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Split} ({Splitted}, R.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Splitting}.] [Probably of Scand. or Low German origin; cf. Dan. splitte, LG. splitten, OD. splitten, spletten, D. splijten, G. spleissen, MHG. spl[=i]zen. Cf.… …
123curiosity — noun (plural ties) Date: 14th century 1. desire to know: a. inquisitive interest in others concerns ; nosiness b. interest leading to inquiry < intellectual curiosity > …
124nuance — noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, shade of color, from nuer to make shades of color, from nue cloud, from Latin nubes; perhaps akin to Welsh nudd mist Date: 1781 1. a subtle distinction or variation 2. a subtle quality ; nicety 3.… …
125purism — noun Date: 1803 1. an example of rigid adherence to or insistence on purity or nicety especially in use of words; especially a word, phrase, or sense used chiefly by purists 2. the quality or practice of adherence to purity especially in language …
126ad unguem — foreign term Etymology: Latin to the fingernail ; to a nicety ; exactly (from the use of the fingernail to test the smoothness of marble) …
127fit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fitt; akin to Old Saxon fittea division of a poem, Old High German fizza skein Date: before 12th century archaic a division of a poem or song II. adjective (fitter; fittest) Etymology: Middle… …
128Piracy — This article is about maritime piracy. For other uses, see Pirate (disambiguation). The traditional Jolly Roger of piracy …
