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stemmed [stɛmd] adj
1. a. having a stem b. (in combination) a thin-stemmed plant a long-stemmed glass 2. having had the stem or stems removed ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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A steamboat had never yet stemmed its turbulent current. You yourself,' returned Sir John, suffering the current of his speech to flow as smoothly as if it had been stemmed by no one word of interruption, 'publicly proclaimed the character of the gentleman in question (I think it was in Westminster Hall) in terms which relieve me from the necessity of making any further allusion to him. Little Jacob stemmed the course of two tears which he was squeezing out of his eyes, and instantly subsided into a silent horror. |
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