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  • 21Biotrog — Superherobox| caption=Art by Gilbert Monsanto. comic color=background:#8080ff character name=Biotrog real name=Roger Summers publisher=INFINITY Publishing, Inc debut=Kick Fighter Komiks #1 (1992) creators=Jojo Ende Jr. and Gilbert Monsanto… …

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  • 22Grip (gymnastics) — Grips are devices that are worn on the hands of artistic gymnasts when performing on various gymnastics apparatus. They are worn by female gymnasts on the uneven bars, and by male gymnasts on the high bar, still rings and parallel bars. They are… …

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  • 23welt — (w[e^]lt), n. [OE. welte, probably fr. W. gwald a hem, a welt, gwaldu to welt or to hem.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it; as: (a) A small cord covered …

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  • 24Welt joint — welt welt (w[e^]lt), n. [OE. welte, probably fr. W. gwald a hem, a welt, gwaldu to welt or to hem.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it; as: (a) A small… …

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  • 25strap´like´ — strap «strap», noun, verb, strapped, strap|ping. –n. 1. a narrow strip of leather or other material that bends easily: »the straps of a wheel or pulley, to beat someone with a strap. SYNONYM(S): thong …

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  • 26Coptic binding — Simple Coptic binding (model) Coptic binding refers to methods of bookbinding developed by early Christians in Egypt, the Copts, and used from as early as the 2nd century AD to the 11th century.[1][2] The term is als …

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  • 27strap — I. noun Etymology: alteration of strop, from Middle English, band or loop of leather or rope, from Old English, thong for securing an oar, from Latin struppus band, strap, from Greek strophos twisted band, from strephein to twist Date: 1602 1. a …

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  • 28strop — [OE] Strop has now narrowed down in meaning to the specialized ‘strip of leather for sharpening a razor’, but it used to be a much more general term for a leather band or loop. It goes back to a prehistoric West Germanic word that was probably an …

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  • 29strap — noun 1》 a strip of leather, cloth, or other flexible material, used for fastening, securing, carrying, or holding on to. 2》 a strip of metal, often hinged, used for fastening or securing. 3》 (the strap) punishment by beating with a leather strap …

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  • 30strop — [OE] Strop has now narrowed down in meaning to the specialized ‘strip of leather for sharpening a razor’, but it used to be a much more general term for a leather band or loop. It goes back to a prehistoric West Germanic word that was probably an …

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