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BROADMOUTH n.
One of the Eurylaimidæ, a family of East Indian passerine birds.
BROADNESS n.
The condition or quality of being broad; breadth; coarseness; grossness.
BROADPIECE n.
An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, as a Carolus or Jacobus.
BROADSEAL v.
To stamp with the broad seal; to make sure; to guarantee or warrant. [Obs.] Thy presence broadseals our delights for pure. B. Jonson.
BROADSIDE n. 4 definitions
A sheet of paper containing one large page, or printed on one side only; -- called also broadsheet.
BROADSPREAD a.
Widespread.
BROADSPREADING a.
Spreading widely.
BROADSWORD n.
A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore. I heard the broadsword's deadly clang. Sir W. Scott.
BROADWISE adv.
Breadthwise. [Archaic]
BYROAD n.
A private or obscure road. "Through slippery byroads" Swift.
COADAPTATION n.
Mutual adaption. R. Owen.
COADAPTED a.
Adapted one to another; as, coadapted pulp and tooth. R. Owen.
COADJUMENT n.
Mutual help; coöperation. [R.] Johnson.
COADJUST v.
To adjust by mutual adaptations. R. Owen.
COADJUSTMENT n.
Mutual adjustment.
COADJUTANT a. 2 definitions
Mutually assisting or operating; helping. J. Philips.
COADJUTING a.
Mutually assisting. [Obs.] Drayton.
COADJUTIVE a.
Rendering mutual aid; coadjutant. Feltham.
COADJUTOR n. 2 definitions
One who aids another; an assistant; a coworker. Craftily outwitting her perjured coadjutor. Sheridan.
COADJUTORSHIP n.
The state or office of a coadjutor; joint assistance. Pope.
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