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Adyta

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  (in ancient worship) a sacred place that the public was forbidden to enter; an inner shrine. the most sacred or reserved part of any place of worship. Historical Examples Author’s hospitable reception there, and admission to the adytum, 119. An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa Abd Salam Shabeeny I […]

• Adz

  an axlike tool, for dressing timbers roughly, with a curved, chisellike steel head mounted at a right angle to the wooden handle. to dress or shape (wood) with an adz. Historical Examples At such times he made what was in the nature of a spring for the door, explaining later that he had been to […]

• Adze

  . an axlike tool, for dressing timbers roughly, with a curved, chisellike steel head mounted at a right angle to the wooden handle. to dress or shape (wood) with an adz. Historical Examples The side-room doors were neatly paneled, though all the lumber had been nibbled into shape with a small narrow Indian adze. Travels […]

• Adzed

  an axlike tool, for dressing timbers roughly, with a curved, chisellike steel head mounted at a right angle to the wooden handle. to dress or shape (wood) with an adz. . Historical Examples The ends are adzed smooth to present an even surface, drift-bolted to the ties, and all joints broken. Motor Truck Logging Methods […]

• Adzhar autonomous republic

  noun an administrative division of SW Georgia, on the Black Sea: part of Turkey from the 17th century until 1878; mostly mountainous, reaching 2805 m (9350 ft), with a subtropical coastal strip. Capital: Batumi. Pop: 376 016 (2002). Area: 3000 sq km (1160 sq miles)

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