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| bangle |
a bracelet in the form of a solid ring, usu. without a clasp. [1/2 definitions] |
| frittata |
an omelet in which the eggs are mixed with vegetables, meat, or other ingredients before cooking. |
| pall-mall |
a popular seventeenth-century game in which a boxwood ball was struck with a mallet in order to drive it through an iron ring at the end of a playing alley. [1/2 definitions] |
| sun porch |
a porch with large windows designed to let in large amounts of sunlight. |
| sunroof |
a sliding panel in the roof of an automobile that may be opened to let in light and air. |
| zip1 |
a sudden, sharp whizzing noise, such as that of an arrow or bullet in flight. [1/4 definitions] |
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