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Any raptorial bird of the subfamily Milvinae, of which many
species are known. They have long wings, adapted for soaring, and
usually a forked tail. |
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Fig. : One who is rapacious. |
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A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or
cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string. |
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A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light. |
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A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of
symmetry. |
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Fictitious commercial paper used for raising money or to
sustain credit, as a check which represents no deposit in bank, or a
bill of exchange not sanctioned by sale of goods; an accommodation
check or bill. |
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The brill. |
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To raise money by "kites;" as, kiting transactions. See
Kite, 6. |
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The belly. |
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