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A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or
from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other plant. |
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Any division extending like a branch; any arm or part
connected with the main body of thing; ramification; as, the branch of
an antler; the branch of a chandelier; a branch of a river; a branch of
a railway. |
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Any member or part of a body or system; a distinct article;
a section or subdivision; a department. |
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One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an
indefinitely great distance; as, the branches of an hyperbola. |
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A line of family descent, in distinction from some other
line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line; as,
the English branch of a family. |
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A warrant or commission given to a pilot, authorizing him
to pilot vessels in certain waters. |
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Diverging from, or tributary to, a main stock, line, way,
theme, etc.; as, a branch vein; a branch road or line; a branch topic;
a branch store. |
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To shoot or spread in branches; to separate into
branches; to ramify. |
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To divide into separate parts or subdivision. |
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To divide as into branches; to make subordinate division
in. |
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To adorn with needlework representing branches, flowers,
or twigs. |
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