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  • 21noose — [[t]nus[/t]] n. v. noosed, noos•ing 1) a loop with a running knot, as in a snare or lasso, that tightens as the rope is pulled 2) a tie; snare 3) to secure by a noose 4) to make a noose with or in (a rope or the like) • Etymology: 1400–50; late… …

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  • 22noose — /nus / (say noohs) noun 1. a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, hangman s halter, etc., which tightens as the rope is pulled. 2. a tie or bond; a snare. –verb (t) (noosed, noosing) 3. to secure by or as by a noose. 4. to make a noose …

  • 23Noose — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Monument Ave. Originaltitel: Snitch Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1998 Länge: 90 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …

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  • 24noose — [15] The notion underlying the word noose is of a ‘knot’, rather than of a ‘loop of rope made with a knot’. The word comes from nos or nous, the Old French descendant of Latin nodus ‘knot’. This was the source of English node [16], of course, and …

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  • 25noose — [15] The notion underlying the word noose is of a ‘knot’, rather than of a ‘loop of rope made with a knot’. The word comes from nos or nous, the Old French descendant of Latin nodus ‘knot’. This was the source of English node [16], of course, and …

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  • 26Noose of Ice — Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons episode Episode no. Episode 24 Directed by Ken Turner Written by …

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  • 27Noose (film) — Noose Directed by Edmond T. Gréville Produced by Edward Dryhurst Written by Richard Llewellyn Starring Carole Landis …

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  • 28Noose for a Lady — is a 1953 British crime film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Dennis Price, Rona Anderson and Ronald Howard.[1] An amateur detective races against time to clear the name of his cousin, who is accused of murdering her husband. It is based on… …

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  • 29Noose - Teufelskreis des Schweigens — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Monument Ave. Originaltitel: Snitch Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1998 Länge: 90 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …

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  • 30noose — noun /nuːs/ An adjustable loop of rope, e.g. the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso …

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