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  • 31Finespun — Fine spun , a. Spun so as to be fine; drawn to a fine thread; attenuated; hence, unsubstantial; visionary; as, finespun theories. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 32cobweb — /ˈkɒbwɛb / (say kobweb) noun 1. a web or net spun by a spider to catch its prey. 2. a single thread spun by a spider. 3. anything fine spun, flimsy, or unsubstantial. 4. a network of plot or intrigue; an insidious snare. 5. anything obscure or… …

  • 33gimp — 1. noun /ɡɪmp/ a) A narrow ornamental fabric or braid of silk, wool, or cotton, often stiffened with metallic wire or coarse cord running through it, used as trimming for dresses, curtains, furniture, etc. Also . Im a fisher of men and my gimp is …

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  • 34thin — I. a. 1. Not thick (in measure). 2. Slender, slim, meagre, lean, poor, gaunt, scraggy, skinny, lank, scrawny, shrunk, emaciated. 3. Meagre, poor, slender, not well grown. 4. Fine, slender, small, tenuous, delicate, thread like, fine spun. 5. Rare …

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  • 35attenuate — v 1. thin, thin out, stretch out, spin out, extend, draw out, wiredraw; rarefy, etherealize, spiritualize, volatilize, vaporize, aerify; refine, subtilize, sublime. 2. weaken, reduce, lessen, decrease, diminish, lower; impair, invalidate,… …

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  • 36Olea oleaster — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …

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  • 37glass — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a (often attrib.) a hard, brittle, usu. transparent, translucent, or shiny substance, made by fusing sand with soda and lime and sometimes other ingredients (a glass jug) (cf. crown glass, flint glass, plate glass). b a… …

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  • 38Fraticelli — The Fraticelli, sometimes confusingly called Fratricelli, were medieval Roman Catholic groups that could trace their origins to the Franciscans, but which came into being as a separate entity. The Fraticelli were declared heretical by the Church… …

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  • 39Mariana Nicolesco — (Romanian pronunciation: [mariˈana nikoˈlesko]; born November 28, 1948) is a Romanian operatic soprano, particularly associated with Mozart, Verdi and the Belcanto repertory. Contents 1 Career 2 Roles and events 3 …

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  • 40glasswool — glass wool n. Fine spun fibers of glass used especially for insulation and in air filters. * * * …

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