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course 1. the path or channel along which something moves 2. a. a prescribed number of lessons, lectures, etc., in an educational curriculum b. the material covered in such a curriculum 3. a prescribed regimen to be followed for a specific period of time 4. Nautical any of the sails on the lowest yards of a square-rigged ship 5. (in medieval Europe) a charge by knights in a tournament 6. a. a hunt by hounds relying on sight rather than scent b. a match in which two greyhounds compete in chasing a hare 7. the part or function assigned to an individual bell in a set of changes 8. Archaic a running race course [kȯrs] (civil engineering) A row of stone, block, or brick of uniform height. (navigation) The intended direction of travel expressed as an angle in the horizontal plane between a reference line (true magnetic north) and the course line (the line connecting the point of origin and the point of destination), usually measured clockwise from the reference line. Also known as desired track. (textiles) A row of stitches across a knitted fabric; corresponds to the filling in woven fabric. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The first question of course was, how to get dry again: they had a consultation about this, and after a few minutes it seemed quite natural to Alice to find herself talking familiarly with them, as if she had known them all her life. Vernon persevered, however, in the offer of it, and though Lady Susan continued to resist, her resistance in the course of a few days seemed somewhat less formidable. In the course of the next day the first of the usual betrothal visits were exchanged. |
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