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   T lymphocyte
         n 1: a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates
               the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells
               [syn: {T cell}, {T lymphocyte}]

English Dictionary: Tellima affinis by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tail lamp
n
  1. lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle
    Synonym(s): taillight, tail lamp, rear light, rear lamp
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Tellima affinis
n
  1. California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in genus Tellima
    Synonym(s): woodland star, Lithophragma affine, Lithophragma affinis, Tellima affinis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thalamifloral \Thal`a*mi*flo"ral\, Thalamiflorous
   \Thal`a*mi*flo"rous\, a. [See {Thalamus}, and {Floral}.] (Bot.)
      Bearing the stamens directly on the receptacle; -- said of a
      subclass of polypetalous dicotyledonous plants in the system
      of De Candolle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thalamifloral \Thal`a*mi*flo"ral\, Thalamiflorous
   \Thal`a*mi*flo"rous\, a. [See {Thalamus}, and {Floral}.] (Bot.)
      Bearing the stamens directly on the receptacle; -- said of a
      subclass of polypetalous dicotyledonous plants in the system
      of De Candolle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lamb \Lamb\ (l[acr]m), n. [AS. lamb; akin to D. & Dan. lam, G. &
      Sw. lamm, OS., Goth., & Icel. lamb.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) The young of the sheep.
  
      2. Any person who is as innocent or gentle as a lamb.
  
      3. A simple, unsophisticated person; in the cant of the Stock
            Exchange, one who ignorantly speculates and is victimized.
  
      {Lamb of God}, {The Lamb} (Script.), the Jesus Christ, in
            allusion to the paschal lamb.
  
                     The twelve apostles of the Lamb.         --Rev. xxi.
                                                                              14.
  
                     Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of
                     the world.                                          --John i. 29.
  
      {Lamb's lettuce} (Bot.), an annual plant with small obovate
            leaves ({Valerianella olitoria}), often used as a salad;
            corn salad. [Written also {lamb lettuce}.]
  
      {Lamb's tongue}, a carpenter's plane with a deep narrow bit,
            for making curved grooves. --Knight.
  
      {Lamb's wool}.
            (a) The wool of a lamb.
            (b) Ale mixed with the pulp of roasted apples; -- probably
                  from the resemblance of the pulp of roasted apples to
                  lamb's wool. [Obs.] --Goldsmith.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Balance \Bal"ance\, n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance, fr. L.
      bilan[?], bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin to E.
      two) + lanx plate, scale.]
      1. An apparatus for weighing.
  
      Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or
               lever supported exactly in the middle, having two
               scales or basins of equal weight suspended from its
               extremities. Another form is that of the Roman balance,
               our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended
               near one of its extremities, on the longer arm of which
               a counterpoise slides. The name is also given to other
               forms of apparatus for weighing bodies, as to the
               combinations of levers making up platform scales; and
               even to devices for weighing by the elasticity of a
               spring.
  
      2. Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate.
  
                     A fair balance of the advantages on either side.
                                                                              --Atterbury.
  
      3. Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.
  
      4. The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even
            adjustment; steadiness.
  
                     And hung a bottle on each side To make his balance
                     true.                                                --Cowper.
  
                     The order and balance of the country were destroyed.
                                                                              --Buckle.
  
                     English workmen completely lose their balance. --J.
                                                                              S. Mill.
  
      5. An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an
            account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; --
            also, the excess on either side; as, the balance of an
            account. [bd] A balance at the banker's. [b8] --Thackeray.
  
                     I still think the balance of probabilities leans
                     towards the account given in the text. --J. Peile.
  
      6. (Horol.) A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See
            {Balance wheel} (in the Vocabulary).
  
      7. (Astron.)
            (a) The constellation Libra.
            (b) The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which
                  the sun enters at the equinox in September.
  
      8. A movement in dancing. See {Balance}, v. i., S.
  
      {Balance electrometer}, a kind of balance, with a poised
            beam, which indicates, by weights suspended from one arm,
            the mutual attraction of oppositely electrified surfaces.
            --Knight.
  
      {Balance fish}. (Zo[94]l) See {Hammerhead}.
  
      {Balance knife}, a carving or table knife the handle of which
            overbalances the blade, and so keeps it from contact with
            the table.
  
      {Balance of power}. (Politics), such an adjustment of power
            among sovereign states that no one state is in a position
            to interfere with the independence of the others;
            international equilibrium; also, the ability ( of a state
            or a third party within a state) to control the relations
            between sovereign states or between dominant parties in a
            state.
  
      {Balance sheet} (Bookkeeping), a paper showing the balances
            of the open accounts of a business, the debit and credit
            balances footing up equally, if the system of accounts be
            complete and the balances correctly taken.
  
      {Balance thermometer}, a thermometer mounted as a balance so
            that the movement of the mercurial column changes the
            indication of the tube. With the aid of electrical or
            mechanical devices adapted to it, it is used for the
            automatic regulation of the temperature of rooms warmed
            artificially, and as a fire alarm.
  
      {Balance of torsion}. See {Torsion Balance}.
  
      {Balance of trade} (Pol. Econ.), an equilibrium between the
            money values of the exports and imports of a country; or
            more commonly, the amount required on one side or the
            other to make such an equilibrium.
  
      {Balance valve}, a valve whose surfaces are so arranged that
            the fluid pressure tending to seat, and that tending to
            unseat the valve, are nearly in equilibrium; esp., a
            puppet valve which is made to operate easily by the
            admission of steam to both sides. See {Puppet valve}.
  
      {Hydrostatic balance}. See under {Hydrostatic}.
  
      {To lay in balance}, to put up as a pledge or security.
            [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
      {To strike a balance}, to find out the difference between the
            debit and credit sides of an account.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lay \Lay\, v. i.
      1. To produce and deposit eggs.
  
      2. (Naut.) To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay
            forward; to lay aloft.
  
      3. To lay a wager; to bet.
  
      {To lay about}, [or] {To lay about one}, to strike vigorously
            in all directions. --J. H. Newman.
  
      {To lay at}, to strike or strike at. --Spenser.
  
      {To lay for}, to prepare to capture or assault; to lay wait
            for. [Colloq.] --Bp Hall.
  
      {To lay in for}, to make overtures for; to engage or secure
            the possession of. [Obs.] [bd]I have laid in for
            these.[b8] --Dryden.
  
      {To lay on}, to strike; to beat; to attack. --Shak.
  
      {To lay out}, to purpose; to plan; as, he lays out to make a
            journey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Limber \Lim"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Limbered} (-b[etil]rd);
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Limbering}.] (Mil.)
      To attach to the limber; as, to limber a gun.
  
      {To limber up}, to change a gun carriage into a four-wheeled
            vehicle by attaching the limber.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Line \Line\ (l[imac]n), v. t.
      1. To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines; as, to
            line a copy book.
  
                     He had a healthy color in his cheeks, and his face,
                     though lined, bore few traces of anxiety. --Dickens.
  
      2. To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray. [R.]
            [bd]Pictures fairest lined.[b8] --Shak.
  
      3. To read or repeat line by line; as, to line out a hymn.
  
                     This custom of reading or lining, or, as it was
                     frequently called, [bd]deaconing[b8] the hymn or
                     psalm in the churches, was brought about partly from
                     necessity.                                          --N. D. Gould.
  
      4. To form into a line; to align; as, to line troops.
  
      {To line bees}, to track wild bees to their nest by following
            their line of flight.
  
      {To line up} (Mach.), to put in alignment; to put in correct
            adjustment for smooth running. See 3d {Line}, 19.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Line \Line\ (l[imac]n), v. t.
      1. To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines; as, to
            line a copy book.
  
                     He had a healthy color in his cheeks, and his face,
                     though lined, bore few traces of anxiety. --Dickens.
  
      2. To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray. [R.]
            [bd]Pictures fairest lined.[b8] --Shak.
  
      3. To read or repeat line by line; as, to line out a hymn.
  
                     This custom of reading or lining, or, as it was
                     frequently called, [bd]deaconing[b8] the hymn or
                     psalm in the churches, was brought about partly from
                     necessity.                                          --N. D. Gould.
  
      4. To form into a line; to align; as, to line troops.
  
      {To line bees}, to track wild bees to their nest by following
            their line of flight.
  
      {To line up} (Mach.), to put in alignment; to put in correct
            adjustment for smooth running. See 3d {Line}, 19.
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