breech vs refined

breech

adj
  • Born, or having been born, breech. 

adv
  • With the hips coming out before the head. 

noun
  • The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber. 

  • A breech birth. 

  • A garment whose purpose is to cover or clothe the buttocks. 

  • The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat. 

verb
  • To fit or furnish with a breech. 

  • To fasten with breeching. 

refined

adj
  • Developed, improved. 

  • Subtle, scrupulous, carefully thought out. 

  • Elegant, sometimes (derogatory) affected, prissy, or bloodless. 

  • Highly-processed and pure. 

  • Free of dross or alloy. 

  • Dealing in a refined product such as sugar or petroleum. 

  • Elevated and polished. 

noun
  • The refined form of a commodity, as opposed to its raw or generic form. 

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