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‖n. [ F., lit., a female sweeper. ] A protecting ruffle or frill, as of silk or lace, sewed close to the lower edge of a skirt on the inside. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. an athlete who plays baseball.
Syn. -- baseball player. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Brick + lay. ] One whose occupation is to build with bricks. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bricklayer's itch. See under Itch. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ F. claie hurdle. ] (Fort.) Wattles, or hurdles, made with stakes interwoven with osiers, to cover lodgments. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Consisting of clay; abounding with clay; partaking of clay; like clay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an electronic device containing a laser, used to read or play back the data on a compact disk. The term is usually used for the type of device used to play music recordings. That used for data storgage n coputer applications is usually called a CD drive. Called also CD player and informally, CD.
Syn. -- CD player. [ PJC ]

n. One who delays; one who lingers. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Unfolded; expanded; exhibited conspicuously or ostentatiously. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Her.) With wings expanded; -- said of a bird of prey, esp. an eagle. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Print.) Set with lines of prominent type interspersed, to catch the eye. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, displays. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves.
Syn. -- D region. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who strips off the skin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who inlays, or whose occupation it is to inlay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Lay to cause to lie flat. ] 1. One who, or that which, lays. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ Prob. a corruption of lair. ] That which is laid; a stratum; a bed; one thickness, course, or fold laid over another; as, a layer of clay or of sand in the earth; a layer of bricks, or of plaster; the layers of an onion. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A shoot or twig of a plant, not detached from the stock, laid under ground for growth or propagation. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. An artificial oyster bed. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. arranged in layers.
Syn. -- superimposed. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. A propagating by layers. Gardner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] (Med.) The outfit of clothing, blankets, etc., prepared for a newborn infant, and placed ready for use. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Anatomy), The innermost layer of the epidermis.
Syn. -- stratum germinativum, rete Malpighii. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who kills a human being; one who commits manslaughter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a ship equipped for laying underwater mines. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who mislays. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who overlays; that with which anything is overlaid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n., or . 1. One who lays conducting pipes in the ground, as for water, gas, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Polit. Cant) A politician who works in secret; -- in this sense, usually written as one word. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who plays, or amuses himself; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who plays any game. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A dramatic actor. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. One who plays on an instrument of music. “A cunning player on a harp.” 1 Sam. xvi. 16. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A gamester; a gambler. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys.
Syn. -- mechanical piano, Pianola. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ etc. } One that starts from the scratch; hence, one of first-rate ability. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. One who slays; a killer; a murderer; a destroyer of life. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An actor on the stage; one whose occupation is to represent characters on the stage; as, Garrick was a celebrated stageplayer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A fencer; a gladiator; one who exhibits his skill in the use of the sword. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Railroads) Any workman engaged in work involved in putting the track in place. [ U. S. & Canada ] -- Track"lay`ing, n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

n. 1. One who, or that which, underlays or is underlaid; a lower layer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mining) A perpendicular shaft sunk to cut the lode at any required depth. Weale. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Turk., from Ar. wilāyah. ] One of the chief administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire; -- formerly called eyalet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who waylays another. [ 1913 Webster ]