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  • 21Sand gall — Sand Sand, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent …

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  • 22sand gall — Sand Sand, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent …

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  • 23Water gall — Wa ter gall 1. A cavity made in the earth by a torrent of water; a washout. [1913 Webster] 2. A watery appearance in the sky, accompanying the rainbow; a secondary or broken rainbow. [1913 Webster] These water galls, in her dim element, Foretell… …

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  • 24Rose gall — Rose Rose, n. [AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. ?, Armor. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F. rose, from the Latin. Cf. {Copperas}, {Rhododendron}.] 1. A flower and shrub of any species of the genus {Rosa}, of which there… …

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  • 25Seed gall — Seed Seed (s[=e]d), n.; pl. {Seed} or {Seeds}. [OE. seed, sed, AS. s[=ae]d, fr. s[=a]wan to sow; akin to D. zaad seed, G. saat, Icel. s[=a][eth], s[ae][eth]i, Goth. manas[=e][thorn]s seed of men, world. See {Sow} to scatter seed, and cf.… …

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  • 26currant gall — currant gall, a small round gall, like an unripe currant, formed by a hymenopterous insect in the male flowers and upon the leaves of the oak …

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  • 27crust´like´ — crust «kruhst», noun, verb. –n. 1. the hard, outside part of bread: »Baking makes the crust hard and dry to protect the crumb inside. 2. a) a piece of this: »The boy was told to eat the crusts of his sandwich. b) any hard, dry piece of bread. 3.… …

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  • 28Oak apple — An oak apple on a tree in Worcestershire, England Oak apple is the common name for a large, round, vaguely apple like gall commonly found on many species of oak. Oak apples range in size from 2 5cm. Oak apples are caused by chemicals injected by… …

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  • 29gallnut — n. = GALL(3). * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: gall (IV) : a gall resembling a nut * * * /gawl nut /, n. a nutlike gall on plants. [1565 75; GALL3 + NUT] * * * gallˈnut noun A nut like gall produced on an oak by …

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  • 30Gally — Gall y, a. Like gall; bitter as gall. Cranmer. [1913 Webster] …

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