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  • 93Restraint — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Restraint >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 restraint restraint Sgm: N 1 hindrance hindrance &c. 706 Sgm: N 1 coercion coercion &c.(compulsion) 744 Sgm: N 1 cohibition cohibition constraint repression …

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  • 94swaddle — c.1300, probably a frequentative form of O.E. swaþian (see SWATHE (Cf. swathe)). Related: Swaddled; swaddling. Phrase swaddling clothes is from Coverdale (1535) translation of Luke ii:7 …

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  • 95cut — 1 /kVt/ verb past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting 1 DIVIDE WITH KNIFE ETC (T) to divide something into two or more pieces using a sharp tool such as a knife: Do you want me to cut the cake? | The thieves had cut the phone …

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  • 96clothe — verb 1) they were clothed in silk Syn: dress, attire, robe, garb, array, costume, swathe, deck (out), turn out, fit out, rig (out); informal get up; archaic apparel, habit, invest 2) a valley clothed in conifers …

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  • 97drape — verb 1) she draped a shawl around her Syn: wrap, wind, swathe, sling, hang 2) the chair was draped with dirty laundry Syn: cover, envelop, swathe, shroud, deck, festoon, overlay …

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  • 98festoon — 1. noun festoons of paper flowers Syn: garland, chain, lei, swathe, swag, loop 2. verb the room was festooned with streamers Syn: decorate, adorn, ornament, trim, deck (out), hang, loop, drape …

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  • 99enswathe — en•swathe [[t]ɛnˈswɒð, sweɪð[/t]] v. t. swathed, swath•ing cvb swathe …

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  • 100swaddle — ► VERB ▪ wrap in garments or cloth. ORIGIN from SWATHE(Cf. ↑swathe) …

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