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Cardinal winds
Cardinal Car"di*nal, a. [L. cardinalis, fr. cardo the hinge of a door, that on which a thing turns or depends: cf. F. cardinal.] Of fundamental importance; pre["e]minent; superior; chief; principal. The cardinal intersections of the zodiac. --Sir T. Browne. Impudence is now a cardinal virtue. --Drayton. But cardinal sins, and hollow hearts, I fear ye. --Shak. Cardinal numbers, the numbers one, two, three, etc., in distinction from first, second, third, etc., which are called ordinal numbers. Cardinal points (a) (Geol.) The four principal points of the compass, or intersections of the horizon with the meridian and the prime vertical circle, north, south east, and west. (b) (Astrol.) The rising and setting of the sun, the zenith and nadir. Cardinal signs (Astron.) Aries, Libra, Cancer, and Capricorn. Cardinal teeth (Zo["o]l.), the central teeth of bivalve shell. See Bivalve. Cardinal veins (Anat.), the veins in vertebrate embryos, which run each side of the vertebral column and returm the blood to the heart. They remain through life in some fishes. Cardinal virtues, pre["e]minent virtues; among the ancients, prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude. Cardinal winds, winds which blow from the cardinal points due north, south, east, or west.
Windsor
Windsor Wind"sor, n. A town in Berkshire, England. Windsor bean. (Bot.) See under Bean. Windsor chair, a kind of strong, plain, polished, wooden chair. --Simmonds. Windsor soap, a scented soap well known for its excellence.
Windsor bean
Windsor Wind"sor, n. A town in Berkshire, England. Windsor bean. (Bot.) See under Bean. Windsor chair, a kind of strong, plain, polished, wooden chair. --Simmonds. Windsor soap, a scented soap well known for its excellence.
Windsor chair
Windsor Wind"sor, n. A town in Berkshire, England. Windsor bean. (Bot.) See under Bean. Windsor chair, a kind of strong, plain, polished, wooden chair. --Simmonds. Windsor soap, a scented soap well known for its excellence.
Windsor soap
Windsor Wind"sor, n. A town in Berkshire, England. Windsor bean. (Bot.) See under Bean. Windsor chair, a kind of strong, plain, polished, wooden chair. --Simmonds. Windsor soap, a scented soap well known for its excellence.
Windstorm
Windstorm Wind"storm, n. A storm characterized by high wind with little or no rain.

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- The Winds of Winter is the planned sixth novel in the epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire by American writer George R. R. Martin. Originally conceived...
- The trade winds or easterlies are permanent east-to-west prevailing winds that flow in the Earth's equatorial region. The trade winds blow mainly from...
- The Santa Ana winds, occasionally referred to as the devil winds, are strong, extremely dry katabatic winds that originate inland and affect coastal Southern...
- escape, Aeolus gave Odysseus a leather bag containing all the winds except the west wind, a gift that should have ensured a safe return home. Just as Ithaca...
- Earth's atmosphere. In general, winds are predominantly easterly at low latitudes globally. In the mid-latitudes, westerly winds are dominant, and their strength...
- Four Winds may refer to: classical comp**** winds, the winds ****ociated with the points of the comp**** The Anemoi, personifications of winds in Gr**** mythology...
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