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 pilot cloth pilot cloth /ˈpaɪlət klɔθ/

noun

  1. A thick blue cloth used to make overcoats and coats for sailors etc  ( pilot cloth )
    a thick blue cloth used to make overcoats and coats for sailors etc
     The sailor's jacket, made of pilot cloth, kept him warm during cold nights.
    The sailor's jacket, made of pilot cloth, kept him warm during cold nights.


 spruce spruce /ˈspruːs/

adjective

  1. Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners  ( dashing , natty [Informal] , raffish , dapper , jaunty , rakish , snappy [Informal] , spiffy [Informal, N. American] , spruce )
    marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
     A dapper young man
    a dapper young man
     A jaunty red hat
    a jaunty red hat

noun

  1. Any coniferous tree of the genus Picea  ( spruce )
    any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
  2. Light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork  ( spruce )
    light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
     The cabin was built using spruce wood.
    The cabin was built using spruce wood.

verb

  1. Dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion  ( slick up [ N. American] , smarten up , spruce , spruce up , smarten )
    dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion
     He spruced up for the party
    He spruced up for the party
  2. Make neat, smart, or trim  ( slick up [ N. American] , smarten up , spiff up [Informal, N. American] , spruce , spruce up , titivate , tittivate , smarten )
    make neat, smart, or trim
     Spruce up your house for Spring
    Spruce up your house for Spring
     Titivate the child
    titivate the child


 Jane Austen Jane Austen /dʒeɪn ˈɔːstən/

noun

  1. English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817)  ( Austen , Jane Austen )
    English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817)


 butterfly plant butterfly plant /ˈbʌtərˌflaɪ plænt/

noun

  1. Any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants  ( butterfly orchid , butterfly plant , dancing lady orchid , oncidium )
    any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants
  2. Orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red  ( butterfly plant , Phalaenopsis amabilis )
    orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red