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One who loses. South.

One who, or that which, closes; specifically, a boot closer. See under Boot.

Having all the reefs taken in; -- said of a sail.

One who discloses.

A commissioned or noncommissioned officer posted in the rear of a line, or on the flank of a column, of soldiers, to rectify mistakes and insure steadiness and promptness in the ranks.

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One who, or that which, incloses; one who fences off land from common grounds.

, of those, often called Little Englanders, opposing the extension of the empire and the closer relation of its parts, esp. in matters of commerce and imperial defense. -- An`ti-im*pe"ri*al*ist, n. -- An`ti- im*pe`ri*al*is"tic (#), a.

In the game of backgammon, to beat by ending the game before the loser is clear of his first "table".

at an inn whose business it was to pull off boots and clean them. [Obs.] Swift. -- Boot closer, one who, or that which, sews the uppers of boots. -- Boot crimp, a frame or device used by bootmakers for drawing and shaping the body of a boot. -- Boot hook, a hook with a handle, used for pulling on boots. -- Boots an…

An Australian bird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus or holosericeus), allied to the starling, which constructs singular bowers or playhouses of twigs and decorates them with brightcolored objects; the satin bird.

Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent. "For servecy, no lady closer." Shak.

n or sleight of hand. Dealing with witches and with conjurers. Shak. From the account the loser brings, The conjurer knows who stole the things. Prior.

To change into, or use as, a consonant. "The vowel is consonantized, that is, made closer in position." Peile.

Any of the players who meet in the final round of a tournament in which the losers in any round do not play again.

or spring with violence or haste. And crop-full, out of doors he flings. Milton. I flung closer to his breast, As sword that, after battle, flings to sheath. Mrs. Browning. To fling out, to become ugly and intractable; to utter sneers and insinuations.

her suo Want gives to know the flatterer from the friend. Dryden. A friend that sticketh closer than a brother. Prov. xviii. 24.

shift to any point of the compass; -- said of the wind. -- To haul off (Naut.), to sail closer to the wind, in order to get farther away from anything; hence, to withdraw; to draw back.

Narrowed at the forward end; -- said of an automobile frame when the side members are closer together at the forward end than at the rear.

A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.