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One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers, with the
accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous impulses between nerve
centers and various parts of the animal body. |
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A sinew or a tendon. |
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Physical force or steadiness; muscular power and control;
constitutional vigor. |
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Steadiness and firmness of mind; self-command in personal
danger, or under suffering; unshaken courage and endurance; coolness;
pluck; resolution. |
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Audacity; assurance. |
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One of the principal fibrovascular bundles or ribs of a
leaf, especially when these extend straight from the base or the midrib
of the leaf. |
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One of the nervures, or veins, in the wings of insects. |
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To give strength or vigor to; to supply with force; as,
fear nerved his arm. |