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A piece at chess, any one of the hinder eight except the king. Hence 2 A leader, a foreman, a corypheus, a chief. 3 A time or measure upon the मृदंग. 4 Countenance, visage, face. 5 A term for a handsome, valiant, or accomplished man. 6 A stone, cowrie &c. as a rubber to smooth and polish paper or metal ornaments: also the smoothness and gloss arising from the operation. 7 A gem found in the head of the Cobra de capello; esteemed as an antidote to poison. 8 Front, fore part or place: also the front portion of a body or company, the van. 9 The stamp or figure in the middle of a sheet of paper.
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