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  • 41Stripped — Strip Strip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stripped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stripping}.] [OE. stripen, strepen, AS. str?pan in bestr?pan to plunder; akin to D. stroopen, MHG. stroufen, G. streifen.] 1. To deprive; to bereave; to make destitute; to plunder;… …

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  • 42Stripping — Strip Strip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stripped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stripping}.] [OE. stripen, strepen, AS. str?pan in bestr?pan to plunder; akin to D. stroopen, MHG. stroufen, G. streifen.] 1. To deprive; to bereave; to make destitute; to plunder;… …

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  • 43Vest — Vest, n. [L. vestis a garment, vesture; akin to Goth. wasti, and E. wear: cf. F. veste. See {Wear} to carry on the person, and cf. {Divest}, {Invest}, {Travesty}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An article of clothing covering the person; an outer garment; a… …

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  • 44Pennsylvania Station (New York City) — New York Pennsylvania Station Entrance, with Madison Square Garden and Penn Plaza in the background. Station statistics …

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  • 45History of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation — The history of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation spans from its origins as regulatory body to its expansion as a content provider in radio, television and new media.OriginsThe first public radio station in Australia opened in Sydney on 13… …

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  • 46Calendar of 1994 — ▪ 1995 JANUARY JANUARY 1       Mexican peasants revolt in Chiapas. A group of uniformed Mexican peasants, calling themselves the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN), caught the government completely off guard when they attacked and captured …

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  • 47bare — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unclothed, naked, nude; uncovered; empty, unfurnished; mere, simple. See divestment, simpleness, absence. Ant., clothed, covered. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Without covering] Syn. exposed, uncovered …

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  • 48divestment — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Stripping of covering Nouns 1. divestment, divestiture; taking off, disrobing, undressing; [de]nudation; decortication, hair removal, depilation, excoriation, desquamation; molting, ecdysis; exfoliation.… …

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  • 49peel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. strip, divest, bare, uncover, skin, pare. See divestment, layer. n. See covering. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. skin, peeling, husk, bark, shuck, shell; see also cover 2 , skin . See Synonym Study at… …

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  • 50dismantle — transitive verb (dismantled; dismantling) Etymology: Middle French desmanteler, from des dis + mantel mantle Date: 1579 1. to take to pieces; also to destroy the integrity or functioning of 2. to strip of dress or covering …

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