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  • cutwater — [kut′wôt΄ər] n. 1. the forward edge of a ship s stem at and below the waterline 2. the angular edge of the pier of a bridge, facing upstream …   English World dictionary

  • cutwater — /kut waw teuhr, wot euhr/, n. 1. Naut. a. the forward edge of the stem of a vessel, dividing the water as the vessel advances. b. a vertical timber construction set forward of and following the stem of a wooden vessel below the water line,… …   Universalium

  • stem — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. tree trunk, stalk, petiole, pedicle; tube, shaft; cutwater, prow; lineage, extraction, derivation. See ancestry, front. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. peduncle, petiole, pedice; see stalk . • from stem to… …   English dictionary for students

  • cutwater — noun Date: 1644 the forepart of a ship s stem …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cutwater — noun a) The forward curve of the stem of a ship b) the wedge of a bridge pier, that resists the flow of water and ice …   Wiktionary

  • cutwater — cut•wa•ter [[t]ˈkʌtˌwɔ tər, ˌwɒt ər[/t]] n. 1) naut. navig. the forward edge of the stem of a ship 2) civ a sharply pointed upstream face of a bridge pier, for resisting the effects of moving water or ice • Etymology: 1635–45 …   From formal English to slang

  • cutwater — /ˈkʌtwɔtə/ (say kutwawtuh) noun 1. the forepart of a ship s stem or prow, which cuts the water. 2. the sharp edge of a pier of a bridge, which resists the action of water or ice …  

  • A feather in the cap — Feather Feath er (f[e^][th] [ e]r), n. [OE. fether, AS. fe[eth]er; akin to D. veder, OHG. fedara, G. feder, Icel. fj[ o][eth]r, Sw. fj[ a]der, Dan. fj[ae]der, Gr. ptero n wing, feather, pe tesqai to fly, Skr. pattra wing, feather, pat to fly, and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Feather — Feath er (f[e^][th] [ e]r), n. [OE. fether, AS. fe[eth]er; akin to D. veder, OHG. fedara, G. feder, Icel. fj[ o][eth]r, Sw. fj[ a]der, Dan. fj[ae]der, Gr. ptero n wing, feather, pe tesqai to fly, Skr. pattra wing, feather, pat to fly, and prob.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Feather alum — Feather Feath er (f[e^][th] [ e]r), n. [OE. fether, AS. fe[eth]er; akin to D. veder, OHG. fedara, G. feder, Icel. fj[ o][eth]r, Sw. fj[ a]der, Dan. fj[ae]der, Gr. ptero n wing, feather, pe tesqai to fly, Skr. pattra wing, feather, pat to fly, and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Feather bed — Feather Feath er (f[e^][th] [ e]r), n. [OE. fether, AS. fe[eth]er; akin to D. veder, OHG. fedara, G. feder, Icel. fj[ o][eth]r, Sw. fj[ a]der, Dan. fj[ae]der, Gr. ptero n wing, feather, pe tesqai to fly, Skr. pattra wing, feather, pat to fly, and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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