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| 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 screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 1. | a series of interconnected underground tunnels in which rabbits live |
| 2. | a colony of rabbits |
| 3. | an overcrowded area or dwelling |
| 4. | a. chiefly (Brit) an enclosed place where small game animals or birds are kept, esp for breeding, or a part of a river or lake enclosed by nets in which fish are kept (esp in the phrase beasts or fowls of warren) |
| b. English legal history a franchise permitting one to keep animals, birds, or fish in this way | |
| [C14: from Anglo-French warenne, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German werien to preserve] | |
| Warren1 (ˈwɒrən) | |
| —n | |
| a city in the US, in SE Michigan, northeast of Detroit. Pop: 136 016 (2003 est) | |
| Warren2 (ˈwɒrən) | |
| —n | |
| Earl. 1891--1974, US lawyer; chief justice of the US (1953-- 69). He chaired the commission that investigated the murder of President Kennedy | |
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Word Origin & History
warren
late 14c., "piece of land enclosed for breeding beasts and fowls," from Anglo-Fr. and O.N.Fr. warenne, O.Fr. garenna "game park," possibly from Gaulish *varenna "enclosed area," related to *varros "post." Or the O.Fr. forms may derive from the prp. of O.Fr. warir "defend, keep," from the Gmc. root *war-
"to protect, guard" (source of O.E. warian "take care;" see warrant (n.)). Later esp. "piece of land for breeding of rabbits" (c.1400), which led to the transf. sense of "cluster of densely populated living spaces" (1640s).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
Warren War·ren (wôr'ən), John Collins. 1778-1856.
American surgeon who gave the first public demonstration (1846) of the use of ether as an anesthetic for a surgical procedure.
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