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  • 91Terry — Ter ry, n. A kind of heavy colored fabric, either all silk, or silk and worsted, or silk and cotton, often called terry velvet, used for upholstery and trimmings. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 92hardware — 1. The generic term dealing with physical items as distinguished from its capability or function such as equipment, tools, implements, instruments, devices, sets, fittings, trimmings, assemblies, subassemblies, components, and parts. The term is… …

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  • 93facing — noun Date: 1566 1. a. a lining at the edge especially of a garment b. plural the collar, cuffs, and trimmings of a uniform coat 2. an ornamental or protective layer 3. material for facing …

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  • 94fixing — noun Date: 1605 1. the act or process of one that fixes 2. plural customary accompaniments ; trimmings < a turkey dinner with all the fixings > …

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  • 95illusion — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin illusion , illusio, from Latin, action of mocking, from illudere to mock at, from in + ludere to play, mock more at ludicrous Date: 14th century 1. a. obsolete the action of&#8230; …

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  • 96liver sausage — noun Date: 1855 a sausage containing cooked ground liver and pork trimmings called also liver pudding …

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  • 97tiffany — noun (plural nies) Etymology: perhaps from obsolete French tiphanie Epiphany, from Late Latin theophania, from Late Greek, ultimately from Greek theos god + phainein to show Date: 1601 1. a sheer silk gauze formerly used for clothing and&#8230; …

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  • 98Watteau — I. adjective Etymology: Antoine Watteau Date: 1861 1. of a hat shallow crowned and having a wide brim turned up at the back to hold flower trimmings 2. of women s dress having back pleats falling loosely from neckline to hem II. biographical name …

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  • 99detail — I. noun Etymology: French détail, from Old French detail slice, piece, from detaillier to cut in pieces, from de + taillier to cut more at tailor Date: 1603 1. extended treatment of or attention to particular items 2. a part of a whole: as a. a&#8230; …

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  • 100lace — I. verb (laced; lacing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French lacer, from Latin laqueare to ensnare, from laqueus Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets < laces her&#8230; …

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