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A collection of organs all of which unite in a common function; as, the respiratory apparatus. (more info) 1. Things provided as means to some end. 2. Hence: A full collection or set of implements, or utensils, for a given duty, experimental or

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A collection of organs all of which unite in a common function; as, the respiratory apparatus. (more info) 1. Things provided as means to some end. 2. Hence: A full collection or set of implements, or utensils, for a given duty, experimental or operative; any complex instrument or appliance, mechanical or chemical, for a specific action or operation; machinery; mechanism.

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  • TACKLE
    The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used. Fall and tackle. See the Note under Pulley. -- Fishing tackle. See under Fishing, a. -- Ground tackle , anchors, cables, etc. -- Gun tackle, the apparatus
  • CARRIAGEABLE
    Passable by carriages; that can be conveyed in carriages. Ruskin.
  • TRAPPIST
    A monk belonging to a branch of the Cistercian Order, which was established by Armand de Rancé in 1660 at the monastery of La Trappe in Normandy. Extreme austerity characterizes their discipline. They were introduced permanently into the United
  • TRAPPER
    A boy who opens and shuts a trapdoor in a gallery or level. Raymond. (more info) 1. One who traps animals; one who makes a business of trapping animals for their furs. W. Irving.
  • CARRIAGE
    carriage, cart, baggage, F. charriage, cartage, wagoning, fr. OF. 1. That which is carried; burden; baggage. David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage. 1. Sam. xvii. 22. And after those days we took up our carriages and
  • PARAPHERNALIA
    Something reserved to a wife, over and above her dower, being chiefly apparel and ornaments suited to her degree. 2. Appendages; ornaments; finery; equipments.
  • ATTENDANCE
    1. Attention; regard; careful application. Till I come, give attendance to reading. 1 Tim. iv. 13. 2. The act of attending; state of being in waiting; service; ministry; the fact of being present; presence. Constant attendance at church three times
  • TRAPPEAN
    Of or pertaining to trap; being of the nature of trap.
  • FURNITURE
    A mixed or compound stop in an organ; -- sometimes called mixture. (more info) 1. That with which anything is furnished or supplied; supplies; outfit; equipment. The form and all the furniture of the earth. Tillotson. The thoughts which make the
  • TRAPPY
    See TRAPPOUS
  • RETINUE
    The body of retainers who follow a prince or other distinguished person; a train of attendants; a suite. Others of your insolent retinue. Shak. What followers, what retinue canst thou gain Milton. To have at one's retinue, to keep or employ as a
  • TRAPPINGS
    1. That which serves to trap or adorn; ornaments; dress; superficial decorations. Trappings of life, for ornament, not use. Dryden. These but the trappings and the suits of woe. Shak. 2. Specifically, ornaments to be put on horses. Caparisons and
  • TACKLED
    Made of ropes tacked together. My man shall be with thee, And bring thee cords made like a tackled stair. Shak.
  • EQUIPAGED
    Furnished with equipage. Well dressed, well bred. Well equipaged, is ticket good enough. Cowper.
  • HARNESS
    harnois; of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. harnez old iron, armor, W. 1. Originally, the complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor. At least we 'll die witch harness on our back. Shak. 2. The equipment
  • APPARATUS
    A collection of organs all of which unite in a common function; as, the respiratory apparatus. (more info) 1. Things provided as means to some end. 2. Hence: A full collection or set of implements, or utensils, for a given duty, experimental or
  • HARNESS CASK
    A tub lashed to a vessel's deck and containing salted provisions for daily use; -- called also harness tub. W. C. Russell.
  • TRAPPURES
    Trappings for a horse. Chaucer.
  • EQUIPAGE
    1. Furniture or outfit, whether useful or ornamental; especially, the furniture and supplies of a vessel, fitting her for a voyage or for warlike purposes, or the furniture and necessaries of an army, a body of troops, or a single soldier,
  • TRAPPOUS
    Of or performance to trap; resembling trap, or partaking of its form or qualities; trappy.
  • STRAPPING
    Tall; strong; lusty; large; as, a strapping fellow. There are five and thirty strapping officers gone. Farquhar.
  • UNTACKLE
    To unbitch; to unharness. Tusser.
  • RECARRIAGE
    Act of carrying back.
  • MISCARRIAGEABLE
    Capable of miscarrying; liable to fail. Bp. Hall.
  • GINNY-CARRIAGE
    A small, strong carriage for conveying materials on a railroad.
  • STRAPPLE
    To hold or bind with, or as with, a strap; to entangle. Chapman.
  • FISH-TACKLE
    A tackle or purchase used to raise the flukes of the anchor up to the gunwale. The block used is called the fish-block.
  • HYDROPNEUMATIC GUN CARRIAGE
    A disappearing gun carriage in which the recoil is checked by cylinders containing liquid and air, the air when compressed furnishing the power for restoring the gun to the firing position. It is used with some English and European heavy guns.
  • UNHARNESS
    1. To strip of harness; to loose from harness or gear; as, to unharness horses or oxen. Cowper. 2. To disarm; to divest of armor. Holinshed.
  • MISCARRIAGE
    1. Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to attain a desired result or reach a destination. When a counselor, to save himself, Would lay miscarriages upon his prince. Dryden. 2. Ill conduct; evil or improper behavior;

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