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Ancestral
Ancestral An*ces"tral (?; 277), a. Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors; as, an ancestral estate. ``Ancestral trees.' --Hemans.
Bestraddle
Bestraddle Be*strad"dle, v. t. To bestride.
Campestral
Campestral Cam*pes"tral, Campestrian Cam*pes"tri*an, a. [L. campester, fr. campus field.] Relating to an open fields; drowing in a field; growing in a field, or open ground.
Cestraciont
Cestraciont Ces*tra"ci*ont, n. [Gr. ? a kind of fish.] (Zo["o]l.) A shark of the genus Cestracion, and of related genera. The posterior teeth form a pavement of bony plates for crushing shellfish. Most of the species are extinct. The Port Jackson shark and a similar one found in California are living examples.
Cestraciont
Cestraciont Ces*tra"ci*ont, a. (Zo["o]l.) Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the genus Cestracion.
Estrade
Estrade Es`trade", n. [F., fr. Sp. estrado, orig., a carpet on the floor of a room, also, a carpeted platform, fr. L. stratum bed covering. See Stratum.] (Arch.) A portion of the floor of a room raised above the general level, as a place for a bed or a throne; a platform; a dais. He [the teacher] himself should have his desk on a mounted estrade or platform. --J. G. Fitch.
Estramacon
Estramacon Es`tra`ma`con", n. [F.] 1. A straight, heavy sword with two edges, used in the 16th and 17th centuries. 2. A blow with edge of a sword. --Farrow.
Estrangedness
Estrangedness Es*tran"ged*ness, n. State of being estranged; estrangement. --Prynne.
Estrangement
Estrangement Es*trange"ment, n. [Cf. OF. estrangement.] The act of estranging, or the state of being estranged; alienation. An estrangement from God. --J. C. Shairp. A long estrangement from better things. --South.
Estranger
Estranger Es*tran"ger, n. One who estranges.
Estrangle
Estrangle Es*tran"gle, v. t. To strangle. [Obs.]
Estrapade
Estrapade Es`tra*pade", n. [F.] (Man.) The action of a horse, when, to get rid of his rider, he rears, plunges, and kicks furiously.
Estray
Estray Es*tray" n. (Law) Any valuable animal, not wild, found wandering from its owner; a stray. --Burrill.
Estray
Estray Es*tray", v. i. To stray. [Obs.] --Daniel.
Fenestra
Fenestra Fe*nes"tra, n.; pl. Fenestr[ae]. [L., a window.] (Anat.) A small opening; esp., one of the apertures, closed by membranes, between the tympanum and internal ear.
Fenestrae
Fenestra Fe*nes"tra, n.; pl. Fenestr[ae]. [L., a window.] (Anat.) A small opening; esp., one of the apertures, closed by membranes, between the tympanum and internal ear.
Fenestral
Fenestral Fe*nes"tral, a. [L. fenestra a window.] 1. (Arch.) Pertaining to a window or to windows. 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a fenestra.
Fenestral
Fenestral Fe*nes"tral, n. (Arch.) A casement or window sash, closed with cloth or paper instead of glass. --Weale.
Fenestrate
Fenestrate Fe*nes"trate, a. [L. fenestratus, p. p. of fenestrare to furnish with openings and windows.] 1. Having numerous openings; irregularly reticulated; as, fenestrate membranes; fenestrate fronds. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Having transparent spots, as the wings of certain butterflies.
Fenestrated
Fenestrated Fe*nes"tra*ted, a. 1. (Arch.) Having windows; characterized by windows. 2. Same as Fenestrate.
Fenestration
Fenestration Fen`es*tra"tion, n. 1. (Arch.) The arrangement and proportioning of windows; -- used by modern writers for the decorating of an architectural composition by means of the window (and door) openings, their ornaments, and proportions. 2. (Anat.) The state or condition of being fenestrated.
Orchestra
Orchestra Or"ches*tra, n. [L. orchestra, Gr. ?, orig., the place for the chorus of dancers, from ? to dance: cf. F. orchestre.] 1. The space in a theater between the stage and the audience; -- originally appropriated by the Greeks to the chorus and its evolutions, afterward by the Romans to persons of distinction, and by the moderns to a band of instrumental musicians. 2. The place in any public hall appropriated to a band of instrumental musicians. 3. (Mus.) (a) Loosely: A band of instrumental musicians performing in a theater, concert hall, or other place of public amusement. (b) Strictly: A band suitable for the performance of symphonies, overtures, etc., as well as for the accompaniment of operas, oratorios, cantatas, masses, and the like, or of vocal and instrumental solos. (c) A band composed, for the largest part, of players of the various viol instruments, many of each kind, together with a proper complement of wind instruments of wood and brass; -- as distinguished from a military or street band of players on wind instruments, and from an assemblage of solo players for the rendering of concerted pieces, such as septets, octets, and the like. 4. (Mus.) The instruments employed by a full band, collectively; as, an orchestra of forty stringed instruments, with proper complement of wind instruments.
orchestra circle
Parquet circle Parquet circle That part of the lower floor of a theater with seats at the rear of the parquet and beneath the galleries; -- called also, esp. in U. S., orchestra circle or parterre.
Orchestral
Orchestral Or"ches*tral, a. Of or pertaining to an orchestra; suitable for, or performed in or by, an orchestra.
Orchestration
Orchestration Or`ches*tra"tion, n. (Mus.) The arrangement of music for an orchestra; orchestral treatment of a composition; -- called also instrumentation.
Ouvirandra fenestralis
Lattice Lat"tice, n. [OE. latis, F. lattis lathwork, fr. latte lath. See Latten, 1st Lath.] 1. Any work of wood or metal, made by crossing laths, or thin strips, and forming a network; as, the lattice of a window; -- called also latticework. The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice. --Judg. v. 28. 2. (Her.) The representation of a piece of latticework used as a bearing, the bands being vertical and horizontal. Lattice bridge, a bridge supported by lattice girders, or latticework trusses. Lattice girder (Arch.), a girder of which the wed consists of diagonal pieces crossing each other in the manner of latticework. Lattice plant (Bot.), an aquatic plant of Madagascar (Ouvirandra fenestralis), whose leaves have interstices between their ribs and cross veins, so as to resemble latticework. A second species is O. Berneriana. The genus is merged in Aponogeton by recent authors.
Palaestra
Palaestra Pa*l[ae]s"tra, n. See Palestra.
palaestra
Palestra Pa*les"tra, n.; pl. L. Palestr[ae], E. Palestras. [NL., fr. L. palaestra, Gr. ?, fr. ? to wrestle.] [Written also pal[ae]stra.] (Antiq.) (a) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general. (b) A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling.
Palestra
Palestra Pa*les"tra, n.; pl. L. Palestr[ae], E. Palestras. [NL., fr. L. palaestra, Gr. ?, fr. ? to wrestle.] [Written also pal[ae]stra.] (Antiq.) (a) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general. (b) A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling.
Palestrae
Palestra Pa*les"tra, n.; pl. L. Palestr[ae], E. Palestras. [NL., fr. L. palaestra, Gr. ?, fr. ? to wrestle.] [Written also pal[ae]stra.] (Antiq.) (a) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general. (b) A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling.

Meaning of Estra from wikipedia

- menopausal symptoms. Estriol, also known as 16α-hydroxyestradiol or as estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,16α,17β-triol, is a naturally occurring estrane steroid...
- Estratetraenol, also known as estra-1,3,5(10),16-tetraen-3-ol, is an endogenous steroid found in women that has been described as having pheromone-like...
- container to maintain its quality and effectiveness. Estrone, also known as estra-1,3,5(10)-trien-3-ol-17-one, is a naturally occurring estrane steroid with...
- Trendione (developmental code name RU-2065; nickname Trenavar), also known as estra-4,9,11-triene-3,17-dione, is an androgen prohormone as well as metabolite...
- Estrin (American English), or oestrin (British English), also known as estra-1,3,5(10)-triene, is an estrane steroid. It is dehydrogenated estrane with...
- known as δ6,8-17β-estradiol or 6,8-didehydro-17β-estradiol, as well as estra-1,3,5(10),6,8-pentaen-3,17β-diol, is a naturally occurring steroidal estrogen...
- α-dihydroequilenin, also known as 6,8-didehydro-17α-estradiol, as well as estra-1,3,5(10),6,8-pentaen-3,17α-diol, is a naturally occurring steroidal estrogen...
- Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro (in Italian) EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (in Italian) Estra Pistoia (in Italian) Dolomiti Energia Trento (in Italian) Germani Brescia...
- estrane derivatives that contain three double bonds, for instance estrin (estra-1,3,5(10)-triene). A class of female **** hormones, estrogens, such as estradiol...
- the beautiful sorceress Estra, whose mother was murdered by Brakus under the order of his mentor Lazar-Sa. At the end, Estra is giving Toran a cryptical...