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  • 91Solidifying — Solidify So*lid i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Solidified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Solidifying}.] [Solid + fy: cf. F. solidifier.] To make solid or compact. [1913 Webster] Every machine is a solidified mechanical theorem. H. Spencer. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 92Waterfowl decoy collecting — HistoryEver since Joel Barber, the first known decoy collector, started in 1918, decoys have become increasingly viewed as an important form of North American folk art. Barber s book Wild Fowl Decoys, was the first book on decoys as collectible… …

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  • 93solidify — verb /səˈlɪdəˌfaɪ/ a) To make solid; convert into a solid body. b) To concentrate; consolidate …

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  • 94solder — 1. A fusible alloy used to unite edges or surfaces of two pieces of metal of higher melting point; hard solders, usually containing gold or silver as their main constituent, are usually used in dentistry to connect noble metal alloys. 2. To join… …

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  • 95Duck decoy (model) — This article is about the carved wildfowl model. For the large structure for catching wildfowl, see Duck decoy (structure). Goose by Bob Biddle …

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  • 96solidify — I. v. a. Consolidate, compact, make solid, harden. II. v. n. Become solid, become compact, harden …

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  • 97solder — sol•der [[t]ˈsɒd ər[/t]] n. 1) bui mel any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point 2) anything that joins or unites 3) bui mel to join (metal objects)… …

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  • 98solder — [säd′ər] n. [ME soudre < OFr souldure < soulder, to make solid < L solidare < solidus, SOLID] 1. a metal alloy that is heated and used to join or patch metal parts or surfaces: soft solders of tin lead alloys melt easily; hard (or… …

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  • 99con|geal´ment — con|geal «kuhn JEEL», transitive verb, intransitive verb. 1. to harden or make solid by cold; freeze: »The river congealed into a solid sheet of ice with the first freeze this winter. 2. to solidify as if by freezing; thicken; stiffen: »The… …

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  • 100con|geal´er — con|geal «kuhn JEEL», transitive verb, intransitive verb. 1. to harden or make solid by cold; freeze: »The river congealed into a solid sheet of ice with the first freeze this winter. 2. to solidify as if by freezing; thicken; stiffen: »The… …

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