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firmer
(encz) | firmer,pevnější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Firmer
(gcide) | Firm \Firm\, a. [Compar. Firmer; superl. Firmest.] [OE.
ferme, F. ferme, fr.L. firmus; cf. Skr. dharman support, law,
order, dh? to hold fast, carry. Cf. Farm, Throne.]
1. Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial;
hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm
flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.
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2. Not easily excited or disturbed; unchanging in purpose;
fixed; steady; constant; stable; unshaken; not easily
changed in feelings or will; strong; as, a firm believer;
a firm friend; a firm adherent.
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Under spread ensigns, moving nigh, in slow
But firm battalion. --Milton.
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By one man's firm obediency fully tried. --Milton.
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3. Solid; -- opposed to fluid; as, firm land.
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4. Indicating firmness; as, a firm tread; a firm countenance.
Syn: Compact; dense; hard; solid; stanch; robust; strong;
sturdly; fixed; steady; resolute; constant.
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firmer
(encz) | firmer,pevnější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
firmer chisel
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Affirmer
(gcide) | Affirmer \Af*firm"er\, n.
One who affirms.
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Confirmer
(gcide) | Confirmer \Con*firm"er\, n.
One who, or that which, confirms, establishes, or ratifies;
one who corroborates. --Shak.
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Firmer-chisel
(gcide) | Firmer-chisel \Firm"er-chis"el\, n.
A chisel, thin in proportion to its width. It has a tang to
enter the handle instead of a socket for receiving it.
--Knight.
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affirmer
(wn) | affirmer
n 1: someone who claims to speak the truth; "a bold asserter";
"a declarer of his intentions"; "affirmers of traditional
doctrine"; "an asseverator of strong convictions"; "an
avower of his own great intelligence" [syn: asserter,
declarer, affirmer, asseverator, avower] |
firmer chisel
(wn) | firmer chisel
n 1: a chisel with a thin blade for woodworking |
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