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  • 61Buckler — Buc kler, n. [OE. bocler, OF. bocler, F. bouclier, a shield with a boss, from OF. bocle, boucle, boss. See {Buckle}, n.] 1. A kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, worn on one of the arms (usually the left) for protecting the front of the… …

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  • 62Buckler mustard — Buckler Buc kler, n. [OE. bocler, OF. bocler, F. bouclier, a shield with a boss, from OF. bocle, boucle, boss. See {Buckle}, n.] 1. A kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, worn on one of the arms (usually the left) for protecting the front …

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  • 63Buckler thorn — Buckler Buc kler, n. [OE. bocler, OF. bocler, F. bouclier, a shield with a boss, from OF. bocle, boucle, boss. See {Buckle}, n.] 1. A kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, worn on one of the arms (usually the left) for protecting the front …

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  • 64Carpel — Car pel (k[aum]r p[e^]l), ||Carpellum Car*pel lum ( p[e^]l l[u^]m), n. [NL. carpellum, fr. Gr. karpo s fruit.] (Bot.) A simple pistil or single celled ovary or seed vessel, or one of the parts of a compound pistil, ovary, or seed vessel. See… …

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  • 65Carpellum — Carpel Car pel (k[aum]r p[e^]l), ||Carpellum Car*pel lum ( p[e^]l l[u^]m), n. [NL. carpellum, fr. Gr. karpo s fruit.] (Bot.) A simple pistil or single celled ovary or seed vessel, or one of the parts of a compound pistil, ovary, or seed vessel.… …

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  • 66Ciboria — Ciborium Ci*bo ri*um, n.: pl. {Ciboria}. [LL., fr. L. ciborium a cup, fr. Gr. ? a seed vessel of the Egyptian bean; also, a cup made from its largeleaves, or resembling its seed vessel in shape.] 1. (Arch.) A canopy usually standing free and… …

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  • 67Ciborium — Ci*bo ri*um, n.: pl. {Ciboria}. [LL., fr. L. ciborium a cup, fr. Gr. ? a seed vessel of the Egyptian bean; also, a cup made from its largeleaves, or resembling its seed vessel in shape.] 1. (Arch.) A canopy usually standing free and supported on… …

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  • 68Riding buckler — Buckler Buc kler, n. [OE. bocler, OF. bocler, F. bouclier, a shield with a boss, from OF. bocle, boucle, boss. See {Buckle}, n.] 1. A kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, worn on one of the arms (usually the left) for protecting the front …

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  • 69ciborium — /si bawr ee euhm, bohr /, n., pl. ciboria / bawr ee euh, bohr /. 1. a permanent canopy placed over an altar; baldachin. 2. any container designed to hold the consecrated bread or sacred wafers for the Eucharist. 3. Archaic. a severy. [1645 55; <&#8230; …

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  • 70Ciborium (container) — Silver gilt ciborium A ciborium (plural ciboria; Latin from the Ancient Greek κιβώριον (kibōrion)[1]) is a vessel, normally in metal. It was originally a particular shape of drinking cup in Ancient Greece and Rome, but later used to refer to a&#8230; …

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