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121barbed wire — noun wire with clusters of short, sharp spikes set at short intervals along it, used as a defensive barrier …
122frequent — fre•quent adj. [[t]ˈfri kwənt[/t]] v. [[t]frɪˈkwɛnt, ˈfri kwənt[/t]] adj. 1) happening or occurring at short intervals 2) constant, habitual, or regular: a frequent guest[/ex] 3) located at short distances apart: frequent towns along the… …
123frequent — adjective /ˈfrikwənt / (say freekwuhnt) 1. happening or occurring at short intervals: to make frequent trips to a place. 2. constant, habitual, or regular: a frequent guest. 3. at short distances apart: a coast with frequent lighthouses. –verb… …
124OMAR, COVENANT OF — (Ar. ʿahd /ʿaqd covenant, or shurūṭ – stipulations ), the series of discriminatory regulations of islam applied to the dhimm ī, the protected Christians and Jews, and attributed to the second caliph, Omar (634–644). In various versions it is said …
125Acoustic telegraph — Telegraph Tel e*graph, n. [Gr. ? far, far off (cf. Lith. toli) + graph: cf. F. t[ e]l[ e]graphe. See {Graphic}.] An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted… …
126Alliteration — Al*lit er*a tion, n. [L. ad + litera letter. See {Letter}.] The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals; as in the following lines: [1913 Webster] Behemoth,… …
127Dial telegraph — Telegraph Tel e*graph, n. [Gr. ? far, far off (cf. Lith. toli) + graph: cf. F. t[ e]l[ e]graphe. See {Graphic}.] An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted… …
128Electric telegraph — Telegraph Tel e*graph, n. [Gr. ? far, far off (cf. Lith. toli) + graph: cf. F. t[ e]l[ e]graphe. See {Graphic}.] An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted… …
