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Alt. of Tweeze

A surgeon's case of instruments.

Small pinchers used to pluck out hairs, and for other purposes.

Next in order after the eleventh; coming after eleven others; -- the ordinal of twelve.

Consisting, or being one of, twelve equal parts into which anything is divided.

The quotient of a unit divided by twelve; one of twelve equal parts of one whole.

The next in order after the eleventh.

An interval comprising an octave and a fifth.

An ornamented cake distributed among friends or visitors on the festival of Twelfth-night.

See Twelfthtide.

The evening of Epiphany, or the twelfth day after Christmas, observed as a festival by various churches.

A unit for the measurement of small intervals of time, such that 1012 (ten trillion) of these units make one second.

The twelfth day after Christmas; Epiphany; -- called also Twelfth-day.

One more that eleven; two and ten; twice six; a dozen.

The number next following eleven; the sum of ten and two, or of twice six; twelve units or objects; a dozen.

A symbol representing twelve units, as 12, or xii.

See Duodecimo.

A year which consists of twelve calendar months.

A shilling sterling, being about twenty-four cents.

Sold for a shilling; worth or costing a shilling.