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`.v,_«
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`forgiver, .,
`disturbance to the revenues ——Jaur. a] Accountancy) a archalc
`: disposition to pardon : willingness to forgive
`for-givter \fa(r.) givo(r alsorfbr A]; -s (Miijaryever, foryiver,
`jar ever. Iorgivcr, fr. oryeveri, joryiveri, jorgevcn.10rgiven +
`~er§2 one that forgives
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`forgiving adj : willing or able to forgive : characterized by
`forgiveness (a kindly ~ nature) (said a N word ofLwelcome
`;
`to his erring son) ’—‘ for-giv-ingdy adv —- lor-givung-ncss
`n rs
`.
`-n(a)'-\ vr for-went a so fore-went \—'went\ for-gorie_a_lro
`tor-go \(')fOr'g5,
`'f0(o?'—\ also fore-go \(‘)f'6r-'v, —or'-,—Ea‘—,
`lore-gone \-'g0n\'for-goqtig also tore-go-ing \—'go.iu\
`forgoes also foregoesIME jargon, /organ, fr, OE largfin to
`pass by. forgo (akin to OS fargmigari to pass away, OHG
`Jirgangari in pass away, 00th luurgaugan to go by), fr. [on
`+ gfin to go ~ more atGO] 1 archaic : to depart from: outr,
`LEAVE. FORSAKE
`2 : to abstain from : let slip or pass : re-
`linquisb the enjoyment or advantage of_: give up : REStGu.
`RENOUNCE (never jorwerii an opporiunity of honest profit
`_—R;L-,Stcvanson) (dccided’io or dessert for a few days)
`syn AENEGATE, cscncw. FORBEAR, SACRlFlCE: FORGO is usu.
`used when one abstains from or gives u an available pleasure
`or advantage on the grounds ol.policy nr expediency (he
`agreed .
`. . to forgo all remuneraiion until his apprenticeship
`was completed —,Van Wyckatooks) (he has asked his people
`to forsake all narrow views‘ol' their own security and pros—
`perity and . . . to forgo many immediate benefits ~Ecnnamisr)
`(to jarga wartime
`rofits ~—N¢w Republic) (t
`s a book no
`theater lover shou d lightly Jnrga _—-Sp_ecrator)_r nausea-n: is
`usu. used when one surrenders. relinquishes,- or renounoes on
`grounds of policy, expediency, or sometimes princi
`le, some-
`thing that one already hnSptho idea of self-denial o ten being
`strongly implicd (abnegateuall rights ton property) (smile in a
`self-abnagaiing Way)‘ ,Escnnw suggests a more all-out-absti-
`‘nencc from, often a positive avoidancc of, sqmothtng,.usu.
`something inadvisable or distasteful or something wrong but
`tent
`ting (the normal vegetarian only. eschews fish, flesh, and
`fowr-WNClWright) (the laudable aim of eschewing contro—
`versial philosophical issues in a iexrbook —-G._B.Kecne)'(it
`eschews cartoon, illustrationl graph, or any dcvtce to attract
`attention ~Markeu’ng) (the emotions are eschcwed as dis—
`toricts of true knowledge '—S.JlEeck) FORDEAK is used when
`one exercises patient self-restraint in» refraining from-some
`action on grounds of prudence or high ruolve (sht; had for-
`sgolten several things '
`but shcjorbqre to mention it —E.liza—
`vhfilh' Goudgc) (/Urbear to complain even though treated
`unjustly) sacniriaimplics and has generally implied a sell:
`denial, a rcnuncintiou.of an advantage, usu. immediate, in
`the interests of a future advantage or of someone or some;
`thing else, as a relig‘bus or ethical value. but has come to ppply
`more frequently to the giving up of something of value in the
`interests of something else, often of less value (the indiVidual
`will gladly sacrifice both time and money in the party interest
`,theology's sake — .
`.Taylor) (significantly importanmncws
`~Nutlan's Businesfi
`acrificed their fortune in the world for
`is often sacrificed for whatever can be dcpcndcd onto mako
`headlines —-F.L.M0tt) (a writer who, at times-sacrijiccd‘his
`talcnts to his ambition and pursuit of power —-Daniel George)
`fongmer \-‘g59(r)\ n -s : one that forgoes
`'3 ~
`'~ w,
`for good adv : PERMANENTLY (I certainly hope they arc gone
`for good)
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`forgotten par: part a} roncL-T
`forgotten men n : a person or category of persons thatmc-
`ceives less consideration or attention‘ than ismcrited (one of
`the jargbllell‘mfln of American literature :v—Jay Lcyda) (the
`ultimate consumer
`has become a Jorgotlen man to industrial
`chigners)
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`for rent (jar-hire vehicles
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`ror-hoo \for’hll\'nr fnr- oo-ie_\-'hll-E\ v! [ME jorlmweri,
`for—hire \t't\ ad] (fr. theEhrasejar hire] : available or offered
`jorlmhi’enuto despise. rc'ect. abandonyfr. OE jarho iari (akin
`to OS jarliuggi‘an to_
`cspise, HGrfarhuggen),
`rn/or- +
`‘hogian to care for, think aboutrakin‘to OE hycgrut to think,
`consider, understand — more at HUG] Scot :lto forsake or
`abandon '
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`fo-rin-seo \fc'rin(t sék\ ad] [ML Iqrtnsccus, fr. :L, fromout-
`side, fr. joris outsi o + -lnsccus (as in ex‘trinsécu’s on thesouu
`side) w more at ronuM. EXTRINSIC] of obligations undzrjeudal
`. law : extraordinary'in' nature or performed away from the
`holding of a mesnc 19rd for his superior (~ scrvicc'includcd
`foreign military setvm‘e.
`the‘ supplying of ,labor‘ and certain
`paynicnts).-~ ~
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`t jlor no norm—v
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`FLORIN] 1 : a Hungarian'florin as: thE'hasic monetary
`unit ‘of Hungary as established in' 946 -— sec MONEY table
`bra coin vreprescntin ouc'for‘int unit :
`a
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`fo-ristfa‘mll-l-aterx orésfe'milc.§t\ vb ~eo/~iNo/-s [ML [0-
`rirjamr'liaius, past part. of loris/amiliarc, fr,,L Jorl: outside
`+ fnmilia'family .—-— more at FORUM; FAMlLYJ vr, Scar: law : to
`pcruonZ-offso as to exclude further-claim of inheritance
`: emancipatc from paternal authority ‘~ vl : to rcnouncc a
`legal title to a further share of paternal inheritance— Ils-
`ffl-nfll-l-a-ii0n1\—.mlla'55han\ nas.’ n
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`for-i cs-ket ortor-jes-kit \f:r'je'skot\ or{chins-kit \ askst\
`adi (alter, (influenced by 101-) of disjosk‘lt)r]‘Sc_or wcnrynr
`broken down : EXHAUSFED (NI sair with weary lcg —Robert
`Burns)
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`cumulative - 1'
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`llork \‘fo(o)'r ,
`f0(a)k\ n 5 ultra altrl
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`~k'50NF: 0E larce,:,{orca,rfrl-‘L :jurca:: NF,/al"que,,fr.-L
`(urea,- erh. akin to {nth girklé: scissors] 1 a : an instrument
`crimp cmcnt 'consistirigiof'a handle Wth a shank terminating
`.iit_ twp 'or'm'orctprongs used for piercing, holding; taking up.
`pitching, or digging something I) :xa'small instrument of this
`description for. use in‘manipulating food es .ln serving, and
`*eating —- seexniSSERT' URK,: DINNER fORinOYS'fBR sonic.
`*SALADIEORK - o 1: \any oft-various prongcd'giappling cviccs
`often with putomaiic trip arran cments that aroused mean»
`unction With a tackle for hon mg‘vlo‘oselbulky-materizlmas
`ay or straw) /' fl :‘FORKLIFT 2’ a lorlted.part,itpol,fi or piece
`,of equipment«(asya tuning fork
`s a‘abs:GAi.i.ows.1ar’b a
`‘abody w on: the legs diverge from the trunk‘usu. m‘cludingthe
`barbed Koinuas of anyarrow) \
`.ythc lower part of the human
`legs d: cnu'rcu 4a e : the_end-of the pallet‘lever of clever:
`cscspcment watch that conSists of .azslol,
`two horns,: andsa
`: uard linger and that imparts an'impulse to th’ "balance roller
`. the fronttpartbfh saddletree -g : i=qu __ FORK ~h : a
`»
`.long iron orisiccl rod witha forked and used in lassjnsnu-
`factoring for carrying finished arucles to‘ the’lchre
`'a'forked
`electrical fitting-for'holding an insulator tj
`. a
`-pronged
`(support (as for the axle of a wheel or master) :(the front~ of a
`bicycle) —— scc nicchE illustration 3 hora-division into
`branches or the place where something'divides into branches
`should eliminatciweuk- ~s at which a'tree'may ater split)
`(came to a ;v in the road) (thc~ ol‘a fish’s tail? (pruning
`1) : a place where two or more streams flow together to form a
`larger waterway : CONFLUENCE; alien : an area of land or a
`settlement hounded by oi adjoining such a fork —_often used
`in pl. and in place names (stopped for the night at Miller‘s
`Forks) 4 a : one of the' branches‘intowhich something
`forks<tuke the left ~ at the crossroads) b : an alternative or
`choice (after certain basic training the student specializesriii
`one of two Ni)
`5 a 2 an attack b one choss'piccc (as a
`pawn or knight) on two pieces sun tnncously b :TENACE
`G : a change in elevation of artillery capable of
`roducing a
`change in the‘tange equal to four- range probabe errors
`“qu \“\ vb -ED/leG/-S [ME nrkqn,‘fr. Jorke, n,] vi 1 : to
`lelde into two or more brain: ics (Just over the hill the road
`3 a : to use a fork (he can d ~ all day against any two men
`~.r)
`2 a] lightning :
`to play in zigzag or forked streaks
`in the crew) b : to make a turn into or travel a fork (the car
`~21! to the left) ~ vi 1 : to give the form of a fork to : cause
`or earth) with a fork (~ed down a manger of ny) 3 :
`to
`to be forked (~irzg her fingers) 2 z to raise or pitch (as hay
`attack (two chcssmen) simultaneously (as with a knight or
`pawn) 4‘clxie/Iy West : to mount (a horsejlesp. with a quick
`
`892
`' the matter quiet) (not everybody can afford to ~ out 3 prev
`mum to get a new car) syn sea BRANCH .
`fork-able \-kab:gl\ adj : [ll‘lo handle or transport with a fork
`fork hall n {a pitched ball Ln baseball that is gripped between
`thc forked mch and second lingers with the thumb under-
`neath and delivered with a snap of the wrist
`fork beam n : BEAM ARM l
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`forked \'fo(a)rkt. ‘fo(a)kt. ~|g6d\ adj [ME, frupast part, of
`[0.7867110 fork] 1 a : resembling a‘ fork 'esp. in having one and
`divided into two or more branches or points (a bird with
`a ~ tail) (N lightning) ~h : having or distinguished by a
`fnr_k or a forked part (a N road) (the long/orkedrchimncy
`swtfts) 2 ob: a : having a double meaning :‘AMBXGUOUS,
`EQUIVOCAL b :
`IIORNED; alien : CUCKOLDED —— lurk-eddy
`\—kédl§, >li\ adv ~,-« fork-eddies: ti >Es
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`: a European wccdy
`Prtas
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`annual herb (Silene dichatamn) having flowers wrtb notched
`forked chain It
`: nmucucn CHAIN
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`forked‘chickweed n ’ztany of ~various plants of the genus
`Eflfls)r.'(il'-'
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`.fi’aroriychi
`esp :fa slcnder-small branching weed-(Ppcarmv
`forked lent illsn fork—leaf blackjack n .
`forked worm n :: GucwonM,
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`for keeps adv : PERMANENTLY :w
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`it,
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`fork-er \‘forkor, ‘fo(o)ko(i'\ n -s 1 : one that forks; 2:
`workman whorlifis. transfers. or, holds With a‘ fork i,
`‘
`: something forked
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`fork-fut \'5.l'ul\ n pl fork-fills \.lz\ or forks-Ill], \-ks.ful\
`was much as a fork will hold
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`forkhead \‘e‘—\ It —s 1 : art-arrowhead with two or uccas. thrm
`.pron‘gs pointing forward ‘2 : a forked end of a rod
`>
`fork-luness \‘forkénos.t—o(a)k-
`-kiu—\ n’ -r5 '2 the quality or
`state of being forky v
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`forkvlength'n :vthelcngthzoba'flsh‘measurcd from the most
`anterior part/of the head to the deepest point of<ihc nofchxln
`thetailfin-"
`3‘.
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`fork-less \':lés\ adj : having no fork
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`forklift \'»-,s\ n t a machine iorih 'stingheavy» objects (as
`boxes; bales. or metal bars) by means of a towel steel fingers
`inserted under the load and dravvn up a vertical guide to the
`required level usu. by hydraulic means
`‘ a
`_ n'
`iorklikc \‘r.-\ adj : tcscmbl‘ng a fork or functioning like the
`tines of-r'rfork
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`fork-man \'-mon\- n, pl formers: FORKER l; mu 1 a metal-
`worker who with a fork or hook guides lhc bloom through
`the roughing mill or billets of nonfcrrous metals from furnace
`to extruding press
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`lurks pl of FORK, pres dd sing a} FORK
`‘
`forktail \' -\ n : any of various fork-tailed nnimals~<as birds
`-orfishes
`s a : swounrisi-t b: xrna 2c : GRILSE d {any of
`various o elly‘black and ~white'lhrushcs (genus Enicuriu)
`widcly distributed in the Orientalrcgion and -havmg long
`deeply forked tails
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`lorktail out n : BLUE CATFISH
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`fork-fallen \'-'n\'.or forktall \'u.;\ mil
`haviugthp tail-or
`_ posterior end of the hodytdecply cleft (alurk-railed schistosome
`~cercaria); usu 2 :having the outer feathers or-roys of .thc:tail
`much longer than the control oneS'— used of birds and fishes
`fork—,tailedflycatcher n : a-tro ical,‘Americ.an flycatcher
`n (Muscivora tyrannus) that is rather li e a swallow in appoaraocc.
`With a black head and a long dccply forked black tail ,
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`fork-talledgull n : SABINE‘S GULLU“
`forkdlailed kilo rt : SWALL'OWvTAILED KITS"
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`fork-lailcd‘petrel \‘c f~\ also forked-nailed 1321161 \
`\ n
`: a :bluish gray‘white-marked petrel (occa'ngrdrg‘ma jurcala)
`that has a den ly.forked tail and is wich distributed in the
`,northcrnuPaci ‘ ralw ':.'any of isevcral c oscly related birds
`wrth mom or'lcss forked tails
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`forktail perch n : either of iwocommercialiyumpnriant
`’c'mbiotocid food fishesr(Damalichrhys yucca and Rhanerodon
`furcuiur) of the Pacific coast of No. America
`2
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`fork-tongued \‘sIIYar forked—tongued \' '-\-ad} t-give to
`prevarication‘v
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`fork truck or forklift truck \' ,«—\ n
`a lift truckequipped
`with a forklift
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`torky \Elorké 0(3)kE, .ki\ adj, often -EK/.-E5T . diuded into
`terminatingin two'or more branches : FORKED (a Mbcard) ,
`fordauna \for'lana. -na\ also fur-lama \fur'~\'n, pl torus-he
`‘5 9(‘)ni\taf'1°rlanfl5 [It..fr.
`of jarlano,.furlqria. ’adi..
`yon/of rlulana Friulianz anriuli, former duchy in north—
`eastern lal
`] 1-: arlively old Italian dance in % or 94 time
`<2 :‘(he muscforaforlana’ >‘:'
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`‘2 :
`Ifor-lorn, \la(r)'lo(a)rn,
`.ro(o)n\
`'adjfi ojlcrt ~m/-F5r,, ME
`lorlorcri, forlorn (past,pnrt;:of*jorleseripljorleosenvlto lose).
`(fr. OE'hrlorcn; past
`art. of forlcasan to,lose (akll'thLOS
`z/arlicran to lose, 0H jurliosan. Goth fralr‘uiuu), fr;
`rel-
`aliosan to loso-morc at LOSE] 1 ob: H.051”, ASTRAY:
`ally abandoned I: ‘:.’RUINED,’ Monaco ‘2 a
`remnant.
`Dmrrv‘rs, BEREFT - usu. used posipositivcly
`ndpwith a]
`(nipcrson ~ of hope)» I: . .deserted'and desolate
`ad and
`lonely es . by reason of emptiness or_ ah‘andoniuentxagvv
`‘buddlc-o sagging buildings) 3 a ‘. both in p‘oor'condition
`: MlSERAHLE, DISORDERED."BEDRAGOLISD ' WRETCHED -(n few
`{VtchickCnsscrafched hbout the muddy yard)-(nevcr/ did I
`scé‘sucha :~ woebegonc face)
`11‘ : pathetic or pitiahla esp.
`as indicative of loneliness, distress or sorrow: (a‘fi-RCI‘Y)
`(~ hungry-looking waifs> 4 :, haying butthc barcstlvlaué
`,sibillty or‘prornise
`nearly ;hopclcss_(onc fmalr~nltemputo
`,reach thesinkm
`ip ultimo to’rcscuc ‘the crew) ‘sy‘npee
`'AALONE,‘ nEsr’oNDcm‘: w
`on
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`itorlom \=‘\‘\ rt -s l. archaic :one who ls forlorn ?
`obs ~a . a
`iforlorn hope or a member of one :b surround: «A.
`forlorn hope II [by rfolkclymology frfiD vcrlomt hoflpnlli”
`lost band] {In : a body of men selected usutfrom volunteers to
`attempt a breach, scale a wall, or perform other-perilous service
`1:513. in iidvancc of the main force «b .3 member of'sucha body
`2 : a desperate or extremely difficult enterprise
`_
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`harm a a c: yarn or aunt hope I; ' something/unlikely
`taking on ikely o b; complptcd successfully or withoutggrcat
`to succeed
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`fordonhigty \-ncd
`1:,lorloru quality,
`statewz : a forlorn thing or person i
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`for-lumuness \n'snés\ II
`'55 [ME jgrlammer
`. 10 area,
`jurlorri '+ vise-mas] : forlornquslity orsiate, esp : daolate
`isolated conditionrorlocation-(thecom 'letc N of the scene)
`‘torm\
`,(c)rm, -o(o)m\n-sofmt attrib ME/arme, lourme,fr.
`QF, fr. L/orma perhl modif. of GkimorpliE; _
`rhsakiii lOVGk
`marmptrein to flash; sparkle ——more at norm lob: :‘IMAGB,
`kcvgcsEN'rn‘noN 2 a : the'shapc and structure of something
`as distinguished fromthe material of which itiscqmposed (the
`carefully graded {u of the curves) 2 b : a bodytesp. of a human
`being as distinguished (l) by external appearance or:(2) front
`the countenance or .visago : FIGURE (the dress displayed:her
`~ In advantage)
`5 archaic: ploasingcxternnl.flppcarance
`: nmurr (he had no:~l’or co‘mcliness :Flsa v5312 (KSV))
`3 a l the ideal or intrinsic character of anything or something
`that imposes this character; sometimes inpatiern or schema
`b in metaphysics :lthe essential nature of a hing as distinguished
`from the matter in which this is embodied: ast(l) in Platoitlc
`philosophy : a transcendent idea, universal essence,_orrsub-
`Sistcnt entity (2) ~ in Aristotelian or
`scholastic philaropliy
`: theccmponent of a thing that-determines ii in its kind-or
`species : FORMAL CAUSE ~< ofton distinguished from matter
`(3) in Bacom'arr pliiIoi'oplty : the basis constituting the corn
`diiion for the existence of any given nature or quality as
`dClISliy.'hE:l(‘ or color)
`A: in Kantian philosophy : one Of t c
`formative modes ,of
`crception and cognition regarded as a
`subjective facinr_mo ding reality as given in sensation into
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`b : established method of expression or practice : fixed or
`formal way of proceeding : procedure according to rule or
`rain 0 : a prescribed and us
`set oidcr of words : FORMULA
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`broadly
`such an endorsement containing aitcriimm“
`modifications of the provisions Ofastandard policy 5“°‘3
`or
`duct regulated by extraneous controls (as of customa 'C‘PH- _
`qucttc)’ : canMoNr. CONVENTIONAUTY. FORMALlTV‘ so or.fiti
`: show without substance : empty pretentious i, "'“'m;
`or ceremony 'b : aprescribed manner of. behavili‘peamn?
`or mo 6 ofproccduro prescribed (as by Lustum m-
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`society? (the rigid N of the imperial court) : an nu 02g (as in
`etiquette)
`(the complex -~.s und taboos of
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`:H-‘ORMAL'ITY, CEREMONY; CONVENTIONALITY (knew ausaVass)
`,for wooing a proper ynung miss) 0 : mannef 0r ca >Ihe.
`tested by a prescribed or accepted standard ~ usegdug‘ as
`qualifying ad'cciivc (his behavior was often had N with
`poor N )S to e deplored) gd : manner or style m e f (so
`or accomplishing something esp. when recognizedp {mm‘ns
`of technique exist (he is a strong swimmer but Weskandanis
`G a z the resting place of a hate ot,occas.‘of another on/‘Q‘
`b :32: long scat : JulNT STOOLg‘BENCII (Seated on a lam!” 1
`against thewull)
`c : a sup orting frame model ‘of Ihe‘fiiw,
`nfigure another device use tut- displaying merchand' “than
`store; also': a ‘proportioned'nndtoftcn adjustable m3“: 1“)
`fitting clothesnd : something'lhat holds. supports andd‘m
`or determines shape; up : a mold in which concrcie is
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`a : degree of quality, dignity cmincnp ac“
`excellence
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`8.a,:'the total combinaiion of the letterpress matter in? m
`,and locked up' in a chase witb'the furniture, quoins a pdo
`chase itself b : sct-uptypc (how.to move ~5 growth“ al‘he
`to thestonc) (Wind thccord clockwise around lhc~) 9 ag. lay
`of the different modes of existence, action, or manifest?”
`for a particular thing or substance : KIND, itooirickgmn’
`’St‘EClE§. VARIEXY» (ilicldiamond. mphilcwand sum 3,. ‘0"
`10!“)ch rvs of'carhon) (tho democratic ~ of govern,“
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`taxonomic category-ranking below a .Variety and'consistli
`of individuals that differ liomfhose of related forms iii oneng
`very few characters (the/discrcrL/Iorus Niof the rush Jungor
`tennis); also : a member of such; category 0 s a distinguishabi“
`group of organisms -— commonlyusecl byizoologists to avoid
`‘taxonomic implications (thesauthern ~ of the hairy Weed
`,pcckerX‘lO a : orderly arrangement or incthodofz/arrange.
`ment (as in the presentation of ideas) : manner of coordinatin _
`elcmcnts (as'of an arlistic production orcourse of réasonifigfi
`sometimes . a particular kind or instance of such'arrangcmeni
`(the sonnet is a poetical ~) :b in logic (1) mm structu;
`pattern, or schema possessed in‘ common byidiffcrent logic;
`statements :csp.’ asfidiscloscdrthrough the substitutibngof
`variables for different descri
`tive terms defhdt tho manner
`in which thelel’ms 'are interre «ted becomes apparent '(2 {the
`structure of an argument or an inference as symbolized iiy the '
`use of variables‘ (3),: theilogical properliu of a word ex?
`ression. or symbol as exhibilcd by its contribution to. (he
`ogical form of stateme’nts‘in‘ which itX-may properlyo’ecuf
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`the structural element; plan, or design of a work ohm.
`speci/ : the combinations and relations to each'oiher of various ,
`components (as lines;colorsl.>and v'olunics'ln a visual workof ‘
`an or thcmcsvandyelaborations-in an aural work of art) («2
`consists In a pattern ’ofrelationships‘thatxgivesfunityto
`complex of perceptual elements .—F.Sll[aserol) —.— often con-
`trasted with conlénrmv: ‘a relationship betwccn‘for-among
`cle‘mentsot rawsllbibcltmallerjfls in a pairiting) .whichds
`Isenscd and made structural byihc artist-also: a visible ‘a‘u’d
`Imeasurablc unit defined by a contour: 'a bounded surface or
`volume or a system of-visible elements text): the structural
`T attern‘tofla musicalzcomposition (2)
`: a specific type.(as
`ugue‘,‘ rondoysonatayol such pattern 11.: a class or grad:
`in a British secondarysschool: or in certain Americau'priva‘lc
`schools — sec smronm 12 a the past performance of'a
`race horse; often :' atnble giving etails~relating to a horse‘s
`past performance'(as handicaps,riockeys,rotlds)xuscd b -
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`tors in makingseleclions (a ~shcct) (a rucmg ~) (~ players)
`«b :‘ ooNDirjoN,‘ amass (preseason workouts to‘ gct-in’ivfor
`the regular season Lofmr :.:known ablllly:i0 parlth<B
`batter off his'~ at t a plate) (a musicia’n'playingat “ramp of
`his’~) 13 :th‘e combination of:facej
`‘ncluded under a-gen§
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`symmetry vomhe crysta
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`nl'iwo or more crystal #4: which/supplement‘bne another:
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`resultsrof inflection .or change 0 ~
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`(FORM 17 {one of the different aspects 8 word may lakcas
`(obsolete, participial, or:verbal hrs
`15-min .::a;rationa
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`connotation (there had been-no iixcd‘order for the corona:
`tionvof an English kin , and the form which was obsertlcda
`Bath was'rcachedpny after
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`' arm—lane Austen) Modified; as by good. or bad. PM
`in icaies the degree tof conformity'to establiShed usage-9
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`‘in mi his ladywshould inventory her charms‘from top'toglf’e
`.L.LovIes) (nothing could-be worse Iorm , .' .' than any 1115' K
`playof‘temper in a public plac_ -Edith Wharton) ifoKM'maJl
`~tntiicate a traditionally spncli-oncdtprocodurelackingl
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`i~pre§siva, ‘claboratc.‘ or" punctilious performance of
`ranging from those of deep spiritual
`'cvcryday courtesies or, routine actions (the‘ce‘remanl
`investiture of it pops) (ceremonierfiu-‘honor. of the
`:king),(the‘ beauty. of an herit'ed courtesy olgrman
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`relations and obsctvanccs'of life L-Laurenc '
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`MONiAL', occas. a synonym for CEREMONY; isvmum‘ii}kel_ymé'
`suggest, a, system or code of prescribed 'ccrc'momes .(n
`.gorgeous ceremonial‘onhe Burguildiancourt _
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`lama indicates «the presc’rlbcd‘specch 'and :acuon ot-a Sufi?“
`formal occasion. esp. a very significant or_ unusual-051w”i
`"ordinary cvcnt treated asthough of moor-importance, “guy
`esoteric practice ‘(had gone through this orrnahtyss rests"
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`New York wedding a rile that scemcd to belong to the, and
`of history—'i—Edith Wharton) (the semipagan‘rite': peculia if,
`tho-burial of
`the dead in.middlc»class houses v—Rudyam
`‘Kipling)r’(abhorred life: to Hecatc‘lmthoirxobscuwd hm“),
`—John'Milton) RITUAL’lfl‘ilSrcldEr sense indicatesthc l0
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`of the rites of service or faith' (the Roman'ritual had ailwtlfi'y
`'3 great attraction for himr Oscar Wilde) 'More freuucnual
`today it designates any series of actions given ati‘un‘tsma
`importance and a'prfiscrlhed order or manner
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`of asepsis today is the same the ivorld over MHarvcy Grahld “d
`(it was essential to teach a cave around the nexthead 1‘
`when: she would sil'down facing the sea before she though
`about anything 7 thus making a little ritual againshdasaflm ,
`iAudi-cy Barker) Where it is not an cquivaleut‘for Err act
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`or arts, LITURGY may indicatc the preSCrlbcd form {ordinary-
`or session of worship as writtenrand accepted (he [iic
`VIII] insisted on
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`:unity that gave form to-intellectuaL stirrings thal'had been-
`previously inchoale‘élohnchvvcy) (school architecture
`throughout thoslatejihlghl
`specializedi Rigid state laws for
`variation on standard Jami
`'—Amer.:Glllde_ €rie§l~N£l~1>I
`heating. ventilation. and ltg ting offerlutle opgortumty for
`FlGURE is likely to call attention to outiingntolboundln ,-
`, enclosing circumference or outer llnfi’(angOmEIIIQailflgnf‘e
`,. (the figure: of avdancc) ,(the cloud [igu/ethiJht: sk wSle'ia-i -
`~.Berkrhan):(the president rose to his-great’heighr‘ atsnmbe '
`towering figure in black —Sir~’\ijston :Churclnan snare
`may sometimessuggest bailioutline and also content, mass
`shady, bulk,,or- detail that shapes of beaver,“copnnottenqand
`father skins #Amer: ledfi,$€rle:.f Conn.) (the construction of,
`a play sets ,up its slxa e,‘ and bulidsllls skeleton-~John Van:
`Druten) (the Sim c 0 an idea emerged graduallybutof‘the
`fog ofvwords ~Eiien Glasgow)_(whole_stone logs arelound”
`: some wonderfully.and delicately colored, in the shape oi;the’
`,, Asiatic gingkoJree‘ -Amer. Guide Selle$,<Wush.) rcouroxma-
`r'TlON is usable in reference to, whole :complieated structure or
`rzto detailed, arrangement or ,presentation;(diey failed io‘llldr
`any relation between altitude tolerance and body stature or
`conjorrnulr'an ~li,Cg.Armsqung> (moultutetacquires its con»
`«,farm'atioh and specificitylrom the uniqueness of its institutions
`‘—Abram Kardiner) CONFIGURATION is applicable tin-ace-
`stailedcutlinepor statement/Divlhs’ nature~aud’dlsposrtion or
`arrangement of variousiparts-(he usedto ,wake-upiandnot
`vkuow wbcrche wasp but the configurations ofadrcam could:
`“Basil have taken on such a'shageas this —- the dining room of
`‘:tho {darlborough in'the sha owy‘light of ‘earlyvmorning
`with stores, most 0 the OLIIEXS‘ilC crookedly mtovthe cam
`~Hamilton‘ Basso) éthough the main street is widerand lined
`figuration: of the valley fi-Amenculde'Serie 2
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`'~5Yn mama“ CONVENTION.- CQNVENANCE: ,tbese nouns all
`have in common the sense of a fixed or accepted way of doing
`something. form can apply to a prescribed or approved‘wayol
`5 behaving‘rmethod ’ofliproccdurel or technique In anywhere
`of activity where correctness or uniformity of method or man-
`:iner is thought ‘.
`scntial (the-farms-{ofugaqdrconduct) (the
`[arms ofnworshiéflgood form. In‘smmming);(agjorm of
`:address): USAGE implies the sanction otprecedentxir tradition,
`often designating "a form reserved out of respect for a class,
`descriptions of uses that is. ways or techniqueso doing the
`aprofession..orureligionI desortpttcns :ol, urogesrprcsuppose
`:_thin‘g-the more or less-widely prevailing: practice of gluing
`which constitutes the. usage —Gilbert Ryle) (to‘bury in the
`"(first furrow certain Jruits of: a
`articul_a_r structure. such as
`figs, pomegranates. and locust
`cans.
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`,withzroRM,-csp..1u a plication to social :behavtor. stresses
`eneral agreement an
`therefore applies to some set :way of
`fioing or sayin something that is sanctioned unbelieveil tu'be
`sanctioned on y by'general unquestiontng acceptancetthis
`music followed convention: perfcctlysunderstood by the con-
`stemporarics TPVHJAng> (certain parliamentary‘ Conventions
`, which exist to supplemeuttthe rules of procedure ——-’I.E,-May)
`(this geniusiwho was too wild and elemental ever to conform
`to any aesrhetic convention “H..M.Ifldl£-waohli) cow
`3 VENANCE. a literary term still retaining some of its character, as
`a loanword, applies only to social conventions especiallygre