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noun, verb,
ap·pli·anced,
ap·pli·anc·ing.
noun
1.
an instrument, apparatus, or device for a particular purpose or use.
2.
a piece of equipment, usually operated electrically, especially for use in the home or for performance of
domestic
chores, as a refrigerator, washing machine, or toaster.
3.
the act of
applying
;
application
.
4.
Archaic
.
a measure; stratagem.
5.
Obsolete
.
compliance.
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verb (used with object)
6.
to equip with appliances:
a fully applianced kitchen.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Origin:
1555–65;
apply
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-ance
Related forms
re·ap·pli·ance,
noun
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