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empty
1. Maths Logic (of a set or class) containing no members
2. Philosophy Logic (of a name or description) having no reference

empty [′em·tē]
(ordnance)
In ammunition nomenclature, indicating that the munition does not contain a payload, but is designed to contain one at the time of final use.


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They also demanded the finest silk and the best gold, which they put in their pockets, and worked at the empty looms till late into the night.
They asked for the most delicate silk and the purest gold thread; put both into their own knapsacks; and then continued their pretended work at the empty looms until late at night.
For, as night came on, a queer, empty feeling at the pit of his stomach reminded the Marionette that he had eaten nothing as yet.
 
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