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Under way and moving as nearly as possible toward the direction from which the wind blows; -- said of a sailing vessel.
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Having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross; cruciform; intersecting; as, crucial ligaments; a crucial incision.
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Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force.
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Made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the ignorant or unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny show.
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Pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants like the palms, but having exogenous wood. The sago palm is an example.
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Counteracting the effects of stimulants; relating to a course of medical treatment based on a theory of contrastimulants.
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Folded lengthwise along the midrib, the upper face being within; -- said of leaves or petals in vernation or aestivation.
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Having a spongy or porous stracture; made up of cancelli; cancellated; as, the cancellous texture of parts of many bones.
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Of or pertaining to a consul; performing the duties of a consul; as, consular power; consular dignity; consular officers.
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On the hither side of the Alps with reference to Rome, that is, on the south side of the Alps; -- opposed to transalpine.
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