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Farstretched
Farstretched Far"*stretched`, a.
Streatched beyond ordinary limits.
Nerve stretching Nerve fiber (Anat.), one of the fibers of which nerves are
made up. These fibers are either medullated or
nonmedullated. in both kinds the essential part is the
translucent threadlike axis cylinder which is continuous
the whole length of the fiber.
Nerve stretching (Med.), the operation of stretching a
nerve in order to remedy diseases such as tetanus, which
are supposed to be influenced by the condition of the
nerve or its connections. Outstretch
Outstretch Out*stretch", v. t.
To stretch out. --Milton.
Stretcher
Stretcher Stretch"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, stretches.
2. (Masonry) A brick or stone laid with its longer dimension
in the line of direction of the wall. --Gwilt.
3. (Arch.) A piece of timber used in building.
4. (Naut.)
(a) A narrow crosspiece of the bottom of a boat against
which a rower braces his feet.
(b) A crosspiece placed between the sides of a boat to
keep them apart when hoisted up and griped. --Dana.
5. A litter, or frame, for carrying disabled, wounded, or
dead persons.
6. An overstretching of the truth; a lie. [Slang]
7. One of the rods in an umbrella, attached at one end to one
of the ribs, and at the other to the tube sliding upon the
handle.
8. An instrument for stretching boots or gloves.
9. The frame upon which canvas is stretched for a painting.
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- The IBM 7030, also
known as
Stretch, was IBM's
first transistorized supercomputer. It was the
fastest computer in the
world from 1961
until the first...
- Gary
Stretch (born 4
November 1965) is a
British actor, model, producer,
screenwriter and
British middleweight boxing champion.
During his
boxing career...
- The
stretch reflex (myotatic reflex), or more
accurately "muscle
stretch reflex", is a
muscle contraction in
response to
stretching a muscle. The function...
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Stretching is a form of
physical exercise in
which a
specific muscle or
tendon (or
muscle group) is
deliberately expanded and
flexed in
order to improve...
- (August 21, 1968 –
November 30, 1995),
better known by his
stage name
Stretch, was an
American rapper and
record producer,
working in Live Squad. In...
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Stretch Armstrong is a large, gel-filled
action figure that was
first sold in 1976 by Kenner. In 2016, at the New York Toy Fair,
Hasbro announced the...
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Stretch marks, also
known as
striae (/ˈstraɪiː/)[citation needed] or
striae distensae, are a form of
scarring on the skin with an off-color hue. Over...
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Stretch receptors are
mechanoreceptors responsive to
distention of
various organs and muscles, and are
neurologically linked to the
medulla in the brain...
- In basketball, a
stretch four (sometimes
called a
stretch big) is a
player at the
power forward position that can
shoot ****her from the
basket than a...
