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1. ensigne n.

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A token, sign, symbol; also (in pl.), the insignia of authority or rank. …

2. muscle n.(1)

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(a) An edible bivalve mollusc, mussel; muscle bed, portion of sea bottom on which mussels grow; muscle man, ?one who gathers or sells mussels; (b) mil. muscle, muscle shelle, a kind of siege engine……

3. trī̆angle n.

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(a) A three-sided, rectilinear geometrical figure, a triangle; also fig.; in adv. comb.: triangle wise, in the form of a triangle, triangularly; (b) a triangular shape; also, an object of triangular……

4. trī̆angulāre adj.

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Three-sided, triangular in shape, trigonal; also, as noun: mil. a triangle-shaped formation of troops. …

5. vīne n.(2)

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Mil. A siege engine of some kind, prob. a movable shelter [cp. vinet n.(2), vine-yerd n. (c)]. …

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