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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A book containing religious prayers.
- noun The Book of Common Prayer.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A book of forms for public or private devotion, consisting chiefly or solely of forms for prayers. See
Book of Common Prayer , under prayer. - noun Nautical, a small stone used in scrubbing the deck and other woodwork of a vessel: so called from its shape and size. Compare
holystone .
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- noun A
book containingreligious prayers - noun The
Book of Common Prayer - noun nautical A small
holystone
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- noun a book containing prayers
- noun a book containing prayers
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