Trunk |
The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk. |
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Trunk |
The body of an animal, apart from the head and limbs. |
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Trunk |
The main body of anything; as, the trunk of a vein or of an artery, as distinct from the branches. |
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Trunk |
That part of a pilaster which is between the base and the capital, corresponding to the shaft of a column. |
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Trunk |
That segment of the body of an insect which is between the head and abdomen, and bears the wings and legs; the thorax; the truncus. |
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