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A trimming for the front of a woman's dress, made of a different material, and narrowing from the shoulders to the waist.

The property possessed by some crystals, of showing different colors when viewed in the direction of different axes.

bit, according to undetermined conditions, all or some of the forms characteristic of the different genera and species.

One of the several different parts of the escutcheon. See Escutcheon.

epulsion in the opposite parts of a magnet, the dissimilar phenomena corresponding to the different sides of a polarized ray of light, etc.

affection or condition of the rays of light or heat, in consequence of which they exhibit different properties in different directions.

The art or practice of combining different colors, especially brilliant ones, in an artistic way.

The theory that living organisms originate in cells or embryos of different kinds, instead of coming from a single cell; -- opposed to monogenesis.

In bibliography, a collection of different works, either by one or several authors. Brande & C.

position (that is, having the same elements united in the same proportion by weight), but different molecular weights; -- often used with with; thus, cyanic acid (CNOH), fulminic acid (C2N2O2H2), and cyanuric acid (C3N3O3H3), are polymeric with each other.

The capability of assuming different forms; the capability of widely varying in form.

Pertaining to, or characterized by, descent from more than one root form, or from many different root forms; polygenetic; -- opposed to Ant: monophyletic.

A figure by which a word is repeated in different forms, cases, numbers, genders, etc., as in Tennyson's line, -- "My own heart's heart, and ownest own, farewell."

Having, or existing in, many different forms or fashions; multiform.

An apparatus for affording a view of the different cavities of the body.

An aggregation of properties or rights, belonging to different people in a community, in a common fund, to be charged with common liabilities. Pin pool, a variety of the game of billiards in which small wooden pins are set up to be knocked down by the balls. -- Pool ball, one of the colored ivory balls used in playing…

The act of uniting, or an agreement to unite, an aggregation of properties belonging to different persons, with a view to common liabilities or profits.

With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or advantage; as, to do poorly in business.

The lesser gate, where there are two of different dimensions.

is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position. We have different prospects of the same thing, according to our different positions to it. Locke.