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- wa|ter|worn «WT uhr WRN, -WOHRN; WOT-», adjective.worn or smoothed by the action of water: »
waterworn pebbles rattling under the pounding surf.
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but|ter|nut — «BUHT uhr NUHT», noun. 1. an oily kind of walnut grown in North America, which is good to eat. 2. a tree with a light brown, coarse grained soft wood, that bears butternuts. 3. = souari nut. (Cf. ↑souari nut) 4. a brown dye made from butternut… … Useful english dictionary
zos|ter — «ZOS tuhr», noun. 1. = shingles. (Cf. ↑shingles) 2. a belt or girdle worn in ancient Greece, especially by men. ╂[< Latin zoster shingles, a girdle < Greek zōst girdle < zōnnýnai to gird. Compare etym. under zone. (Cf. ↑zone)] … Useful english dictionary
gai·ter — /ˈgeıtɚ/ noun, pl ters [count] : a cloth or leather covering worn over the lower part of the leg especially to keep the legs and ankles dry when hiking usually plural a pair of gaiters … Useful english dictionary
gar·ter — /ˈgɑɚtɚ/ noun, pl ters [count] 1 : an elastic band of material that is worn around the leg to hold up a stocking or sock 2 US : a piece of material that hangs down from a woman s underwear and that is used to hold up a stocking called also (Brit) … Useful english dictionary
hal·ter — /ˈhɑːltɚ/ noun, pl ters [count] 1 : a set of straps placed around a horse s head so that the horse can be led or tied 2 : a piece of clothing worn on a woman s upper body that is held in place by straps around the neck and back and that leaves… … Useful english dictionary
Waterworn — Wa ter*worn , a. Worn, smoothed, or polished by the action of water; as, waterworn stones. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
