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Requin (gcide) | Requin \Re"quin\ (r?"kw?n), n. [F., fr. reqiem a Mass sung for
the dead. See Requiem.] (Zool.)
The man-eater, or white shark (Carcharodon carcharias); --
so called on account of its causing requiems to be sung.
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lambrequin (encz) | lambrequin, n: |
Interequinoctial (gcide) | Interequinoctial \In`ter*e`qui*noc"tial\, a.
Coming between the equinoxes.
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Summer and winter I have called interequinoctial
intervals. --F. Balfour.
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Lambrequin (gcide) | Lambrequin \Lam"bre*quin\, n. [F. Cf. Lamboys, Label.]
1. A kind of pendent scarf or covering attached to the
helmet, to protect it from wet or heat.
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2. A leather flap hanging from a cuirass. --Wilhelm.
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3. A piece of ornament drapery or short decorative hanging,
pendent from a shelf or from the casing above a window,
hiding the curtain fixtures, or the like.
[1913 Webster]Mantling \Man"tling\, n. (Her.)
The representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and
around a coat of arms: -- called also lambrequin.
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lambrequin (gcide) | Lambrequin \Lam"bre*quin\, n. [F. Cf. Lamboys, Label.]
1. A kind of pendent scarf or covering attached to the
helmet, to protect it from wet or heat.
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2. A leather flap hanging from a cuirass. --Wilhelm.
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3. A piece of ornament drapery or short decorative hanging,
pendent from a shelf or from the casing above a window,
hiding the curtain fixtures, or the like.
[1913 Webster]Mantling \Man"tling\, n. (Her.)
The representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and
around a coat of arms: -- called also lambrequin.
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lambrequin (wn) | lambrequin
n 1: a scarf that covers a knight's helmet
2: short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a
window casing |
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