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Traditional English :: follicle
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folliculate.html - n. 1 a small sac or vesicle. 2 a small sac-shaped secretory gland or cavity. 3 Bot. a single-carpelled dry fruit opening on one side only to release its seeds. follicular adj. folliculate adj. folliculated adj. [L folliculus dimin. of follis bellows] |
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Traditional English :: follicle
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folliculate.html - n. 1 a small sac or vesicle. 2 a small sac-shaped secretory gland or cavity. 3 Bot. a single-carpelled dry fruit opening on one side only to release its seeds. follicular adj. folliculate adj. folliculated adj. [L folliculus dimin. of follis bellows] |
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English Idioms :: follow
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folliculate.html - See: AS FOLLOWS. |
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English Idioms :: follow in one's tracks
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folliculate.html - {v. phr.} To follow someone's example; follow someone exactly, * /He followed in his father's footsteps and became a doctor./ Compare: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON. |
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English Idioms :: follow one's heart
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folliculate.html - {v. phr.} To do what one wishes to do rather than to follow the voice of reason. * /Instead of accepting a lucrative job in his father's business, Jim followed his heart and became a missionary in the jungle./ |
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English Idioms :: follow one's nose
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folliculate.html - {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To go straight ahead; continue in the same direction. * /Just follow your nose and you'll get there./ 2. To go any way you happen to think of. * /Oh, I don't know just where I want to go. I'll just follow my nose and see what happens./ |
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