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thrown

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thrown  (thrn)
v.
Past participle of throw.
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Adj.1.thrown - caused to fall to the ground; "the thrown rider got back on his horse"; "a thrown wrestler"; "a ball player thrown for a loss"
down - being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"
2.thrown - twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread; "thrown silk is raw silk that has been twisted and doubled into yarn"
thrown and twisted
archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression
tangled - in a confused mass; "pushed back her tangled hair"; "the tangled ropes"


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"Because I'm your Chief Steward and know nothing of warfare," said Kaliko, preparing to dodge if anything were thrown at him.
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The large, impressive room, one of the best in the house, the great state bed, as I almost felt it, the full, figured draperies, the long glasses in which, for the first time, I could see myself from head to foot, all struck me--like the extraordinary charm of my small charge--as so many things thrown in.
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