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1,488 words match “FUR”

CASTELLATED a.
Furnished with turrets and battlements, like a castle; built in the style of a castle.
CASTER n.
A small wheel on a swivel, on which furniture is supported and moved.
CASTOR n.
A hat, esp. one made of beaver fur; a beaver. I have always been known for the jaunty manner in which I wear my castor. Sir W. Scott.
CATALAN a.
A native or inbabitant of Catalonia; also, the language of Catalonia. Catalan furnace, Catalan forge (Metal.), a kind of furnace for producing wrought iron directly from the ore. It was formerly much used, esp. in Catalonia, and is still used in some parts of the United States and elsewhere.
CEDARED a.
Covered, or furnished with, cedars.
CEIL v.
To overlay or cover the inner side of the roof of; to furnish with a ceiling; as, to ceil a room. The greater house he ceiled with fir tree. 2 Chron. iii. 5
CERTIFICATE v.
To furnish with a certificate; as, to certificate the captain of a vessel; a certificated teacher.
CHAFERY n.
An open furnace or forge, in which blooms are heated before being wrought into bars.
CHAMBER n. 2 definitions
t or cell; an inclosed space or cavity; as, the chamber of a canal lock; the chamber of a furnace; the chamber of the eye.
CHAMFER v.
To cut a furrow in, as in a column; to groove; to channel; to flute.
CHAMFRET n.
A small gutter; a furrow; a groove.
CHAMPERTY n.
The prosecution or defense of a suit, whether by furnishing money or personal services, by one who has no legitimate concern therein, in consideration of an agreement that he shall receive, in the event of success, a share of the matter in suit; maintenance with the addition of an agreement to divide the thing in suit.…
CHAMPION v.
To furnish with a champion; to attend or defend as champion; to support or maintain; to protect. Championed or unchampioned, thou diest. Sir W. Scott.
CHAPED p.
Furnished with a chape or chapes. [Obs.] Chaucer.
CHARGE n.
, as of ammunition, electricity, ore, fuel, etc., which any apparatus, as a gun, battery, furnace, machine, etc., is intended to receive and fitted to hold, or which is actually in it at one time
CHARGER n.
A horse for battle or parade. Macaulay. And furious every charger neighed. Campbell.
CHAUFFER n.
A table stove or small furnace, usually a cylindrical box of sheet iron, with a grate at the bottem, and an open top.
CHESTNUT n.
The tree itself, or its light, coarse-grained timber, used for ornamental work, furniture, etc.
CHIFFONIER; CHIFFONIERE n.
A movable and ornamental closet or piece of furniture with shelves or drawers. G. Eliot.
CHILDED a.
Furnished with a child. [Obs.]
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