depositing

  • 111Deposition — Dep o*si tion, n. [L. depositio, fr. deponere: cf. F. d[ e]position. See {Deposit}.] 1. The act of depositing or deposing; the act of laying down or thrown down; precipitation. [1913 Webster] The deposition of rough sand and rolled pebbles. H.… …

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  • 112Depositure — De*pos i*ture ( t[ u]r; 135), n. The act of depositing; deposition. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 113Double entry — Entry En try, n.; pl. {Entries}. [OE. entree, entre, F. entr[ e]e, fr. entrer to enter. See {Enter}, and cf. {Entr[ e]e}.] 1. The act of entering or passing into or upon; entrance; ingress; hence, beginnings or first attempts; as, the entry of a… …

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  • 114electroplating — e*lec tro*pla ting, n. The art or process of depositing a coating (commonly) of silver, gold, or nickel on an inferior metal, by means of an electric current. The metal to be deposited on an article is usually used as the anode and the article to …

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  • 115Entrepot — en tre*pot , ||Entrepot En tre*p[^o]t , n. [F.] 1. A warehouse; a magazine for depositing goods, stores, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. a port where merchandise can be imported and re exported with paying import duties; a mart or place where merchandise… …

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  • 116entrepot — en tre*pot , ||Entrepot En tre*p[^o]t , n. [F.] 1. A warehouse; a magazine for depositing goods, stores, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. a port where merchandise can be imported and re exported with paying import duties; a mart or place where merchandise… …

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  • 117Entries — Entry En try, n.; pl. {Entries}. [OE. entree, entre, F. entr[ e]e, fr. entrer to enter. See {Enter}, and cf. {Entr[ e]e}.] 1. The act of entering or passing into or upon; entrance; ingress; hence, beginnings or first attempts; as, the entry of a… …

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  • 118Entry — En try, n.; pl. {Entries}. [OE. entree, entre, F. entr[ e]e, fr. entrer to enter. See {Enter}, and cf. {Entr[ e]e}.] 1. The act of entering or passing into or upon; entrance; ingress; hence, beginnings or first attempts; as, the entry of a person …

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  • 119Entry clerk — Entry En try, n.; pl. {Entries}. [OE. entree, entre, F. entr[ e]e, fr. entrer to enter. See {Enter}, and cf. {Entr[ e]e}.] 1. The act of entering or passing into or upon; entrance; ingress; hence, beginnings or first attempts; as, the entry of a… …

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  • 120Float — (fl[=o]t), n.[OE. flote ship, boat, fleet, AS. flota ship, fr. fle[ o]tan to float; akin to D. vloot fleet, G. floss raft, Icel. floti float, raft, fleet, Sw. flotta. [root] 84. See {Fleet}, v. i., and cf. {Flotilla}, {Flotsam}, {Plover}.] 1.… …

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