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Loser
(gcide) | Loser \Los"er\, n.
1. One who loses; as, the loser pays for a round of beer.
--South.
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2. A person who is habitually unsuccessful at some endeavor,
such as employment or personal relationships. [slang]
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3. A plan or strategy unlikely to succeed. [slang]
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Boot closer
(gcide) | Boot \Boot\, n. [OE. bote, OF. bote, F. botte, LL. botta; of
uncertain origin.]
1. A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg,
ordinarily made of leather.
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2. An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used to
extort confessions, particularly in Scotland.
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So he was put to the torture, which in Scotland they
call the boots; for they put a pair of iron boots
close on the leg, and drive wedges between them and
the leg. --Bp. Burnet.
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3. A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode;
also, a low outside place before and behind the body of
the coach. [Obs.]
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4. A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned
stagecoach.
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5. An apron or cover (of leather or rubber cloth) for the
driving seat of a vehicle, to protect from rain and mud.
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6. (Plumbing) The metal casing and flange fitted about a pipe
where it passes through a roof.
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Boot catcher, the person at an inn whose business it was to
pull off boots and clean them. [Obs.] --Swift.
Boot closer, one who, or that which, sews the uppers of
boots.
Boot crimp, a frame or device used by bootmakers for
drawing and shaping the body of a boot.
Boot hook, a hook with a handle, used for pulling on boots.
Boots and saddles (Cavalry Tactics), the trumpet call which
is the first signal for mounted drill.
Sly boots. See Slyboots, in the Vocabulary.
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Closer
(gcide) | Close \Close\ (kl[=o]s), a. [Compar. Closer (kl[=o]"s[~e]r);
superl. Closest.] [Of. & F. clos, p. p. of clore. See
Close, v. t.]
1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box.
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From a close bower this dainty music flowed.
--Dryden.
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2. Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters. "A
close prison." --Dickens.
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3. Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a
feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc.
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If the rooms be low-roofed, or full of windows and
doors, the one maketh the air close, . . . and the
other maketh it exceeding unequal. --Bacon.
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4. Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close
prisoner.
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5. Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden. "He
yet kept himself close because of Saul." --1 Chron. xii. 1
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"Her close intent." --Spenser.
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6. Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent. "For
secrecy, no lady closer." --Shak.
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7. Having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact;
as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as
applied to liquids.
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The golden globe being put into a press, . . . the
water made itself way through the pores of that very
close metal. --Locke.
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8. Concise; to the point; as, close reasoning. "Where the
original is close no version can reach it in the same
compass." --Dryden.
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9. Adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; --
often followed by to.
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Plant the spring crocuses close to a wall.
--Mortimer.
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The thought of the Man of sorrows seemed a very
close thing -- not a faint hearsay. --G. Eliot.
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10. Short; as, to cut grass or hair close.
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11. Intimate; familiar; confidential.
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League with you I seek
And mutual amity, so strait, so close,
That I with you must dwell, or you with me.
--Milton.
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12. Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote.
"A close contest." --Prescott.
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13. Difficult to obtain; as, money is close. --Bartlett.
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14. Parsimonious; stingy. "A crusty old fellow, as close as a
vise." --Hawthorne.
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15. Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact;
strict; as, a close translation. --Locke.
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16. Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating;
strict; not wandering; as, a close observer.
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17. (Phon.) Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of
the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French,
Italian, and German; -- opposed to open.
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Close borough. See under Borough.
Close breeding. See under Breeding.
Close communion, communion in the Lord's supper, restricted
to those who have received baptism by immersion.
Close corporation, a body or corporation which fills its
own vacancies.
Close fertilization. (Bot.) See Fertilization.
Close harmony (Mus.), compact harmony, in which the tones
composing each chord are not widely distributed over
several octaves.
Close time, a fixed period during which killing game or
catching certain fish is prohibited by law.
Close vowel (Pron.), a vowel which is pronounced with a
diminished aperture of the lips, or with contraction of
the cavity of the mouth.
Close to the wind (Naut.), directed as nearly to the point
from which the wind blows as it is possible to sail;
closehauled; -- said of a vessel.
[1913 Webster]Closer \Clos"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, closes; specifically, a boot
closer. See under Boot.
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2. A finisher; that which finishes or terminates.
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3. (Masonry) The last stone in a horizontal course, if of a
less size than the others, or a piece of brick finishing a
course. --Gwilt.
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Closereefed
(gcide) | Closereefed \Close"reefed`\, a. (Naut.)
Having all the reefs taken in; -- said of a sail.
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Discloser
(gcide) | Discloser \Dis*clos"er\, n.
One who discloses.
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File closer
(gcide) | File closer \File" clos`er\ (Mil.)
A commissioned or noncommissioned officer posted in the rear
of a line, or on the flank of a column, of soldiers, to
rectify mistakes and insure steadiness and promptness in the
ranks.
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Gloser
(gcide) | Gloser \Glos"er\, n.
See Glosser.
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Incloser
(gcide) | Incloser \In*clos"er\, n.
One who, or that which, incloses; one who fences off land
from common grounds.
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Loser
(gcide) | Loser \Los"er\, n.
1. One who loses; as, the loser pays for a round of beer.
--South.
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2. A person who is habitually unsuccessful at some endeavor,
such as employment or personal relationships. [slang]
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3. A plan or strategy unlikely to succeed. [slang]
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Ptilonorhynchus holosericeus
(gcide) | Bower bird \Bow"er bird`\ (Zool.)
An Australian bird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus or
Ptilonorhynchus holosericeus), allied to the starling. The
male constructs singular bowers or playhouses of twigs and
decorates them with bright-colored objects to attract
females; the satin bird.
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Note: The name is also applied to other related birds of the
same region, having similar habits; as, the {spotted
bower bird} (Chalmydodera maculata), and the regent
bird (Sericulus melinus).
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Thombidium holosericeum
(gcide) | Scarlet \Scar"let\, a.
Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread.
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Scarlet admiral (Zool.), the red admiral. See under Red.
-- Scarlet bean (Bot.), a kind of bean ({Phaseolus
multiflorus}) having scarlet flowers; scarlet runner.
Scarlet fever (Med.), a contagious febrile disease
characterized by inflammation of the fauces and a scarlet
rash, appearing usually on the second day, and ending in
desquamation about the sixth or seventh day.
Scarlet fish (Zool.), the telescope fish; -- so called from
its red color. See under Telescope.
Scarlet ibis (Zool.) See under Ibis.
Scarlet maple (Bot.), the red maple. See Maple.
Scarlet mite (Zool.), any one of numerous species of bright
red carnivorous mites found among grass and moss,
especially Thombidium holosericeum and allied species.
The young are parasitic upon spiders and insects.
Scarlet oak (Bot.), a species of oak (Quercus coccinea)
of the United States; -- so called from the scarlet color
of its leaves in autumn.
Scarlet runner (Bot.), the scarlet bean.
Scarlet tanager. (Zool.) See under Tanager.
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