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  • 51Actual cautery — Cautery Cau ter*y, n.; pl. {Cauteries}. [L. cauterium, Gr. ?. See {Cauter}.] 1. (Med.) A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn, corrode, or destroy animal tissue. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 52Cauteries — Cautery Cau ter*y, n.; pl. {Cauteries}. [L. cauterium, Gr. ?. See {Cauter}.] 1. (Med.) A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn, corrode, or destroy animal tissue. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 53Cautery — Cau ter*y, n.; pl. {Cauteries}. [L. cauterium, Gr. ?. See {Cauter}.] 1. (Med.) A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn, corrode, or destroy animal tissue. [1913 Webster] 2. The iron …

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  • 54Potential cautery — Cautery Cau ter*y, n.; pl. {Cauteries}. [L. cauterium, Gr. ?. See {Cauter}.] 1. (Med.) A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn, corrode, or destroy animal tissue. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 55cauterize — (v.) c.1400, from O.Fr. cauteriser, from L.L. cauterizare to burn or brand with a hot iron, from Gk. kauteriazein, from kauter burning or branding iron, from kaiein to burn (see CAUSTIC (Cf. caustic)). Related: Cauterized; cauterizing;… …

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  • 56brand — [[t]brænd[/t]] n. 1) kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like: the best brand of coffee[/ex] 2) a mark made by burning or otherwise, to indicate kind, grade, make, ownership, etc 3) a mark formerly put upon criminals… …

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  • 57brand — 1. noun /bɹand,bɹænd/ a) A piece of wood red hot, or still burning, from the fire. Some brands of breakfast cereal have more sugar than is really healthy. b) A sword. I didnt appreciate his particular brand of flattery. 2. verb /bɹand,bɹænd/ …

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  • 58Criticism of the Catholic Church — This article is about the church headquartered in Vatican City, an enclave within Rome. For Criticism of the Christian Church, see Criticism of Christianity. Part of a series on …

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  • 59Papua conflict — New Guinea   Pap …

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  • 60Tristan —    by Gottfried von Strassburg (ca. 1210)    GOTTFRIED VON STRASSBURG’s version of the TRISTAN story sets in with a highly significant prologue in which the narrator characterizes true love as a quasi eucharistic experience, possible only for… …

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