Meaning ease
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c. 1300, "to help, assist," from Old French aiser, from aise (see ease (n.)). Meaning "to give ease, mitigate, alleviate, relieve from pain or care" is from mid-14c. Meaning " [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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c. 1200, "physical comfort, undisturbed state of the body; tranquility, peace of mind," from Old French aise "comfort, pleasure, well-being; opportunity," which is of unknown origi [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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/ˈiːz/ noun 1 ease /ˈiːz/ noun Learner's definition of EASE [noncount] 1  : freedom from pain or trouble : comfort of body or mind a life of ease
Source: learnersdictionary.com

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freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation&qu [..]
Source: google-dictionary.so8848.com

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freedom from pain or worry; rest from work
Source: eenglish.in

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Put in paint to make it flow. Easing is used when the paint is dragging. White spirit, or whatever the solvent is in the paint, should be used. Use water when working with acrylics. Efflorescence Salts in a porous surfaces thats been painted that then bleed through the paint. Can be [..]
Source: tradepaints.eu (offline)

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Definition verb
Source: investorwords.com

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gringkeyt
Source: yiddishdictionaryonline.com (offline)

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A way of sewing a length of fabric into a bit of a smaller space without resulting in gathers or puckers. Also - Seam addition that allows a garment to fit the body better.
Source: thesewingdictionary.com

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Easing involves machine-sewing gathering or basting stitches on a longer edge (often a sleeve cap) that needs to fit to a shorter edge (in the case of a sleeve cap, the armhole). By gently pulling the [..]
Source: straightstitchsociety.com

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Distributing the fabric on a curve evenly to join to another curve (usually going in the opposite direction) to get a good fit. Commonly used in sleeves.
Source: nationalsewingcircle.com

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(n) freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort(n) a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state(n) the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being rel [..]
Source: beedictionary.com

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otium, relaxo
Source: latin-dictionary.org (offline)

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(Anglo-Saxon, eath; Latin, oti-um.)
Source: bartleby.com

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(See CHAPEL.)
Source: bartleby.com

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To slacken or relieve tension on a line.
Source: marineinstitute.org

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  To relax; to slack.  
Source: quarterdeck.org

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To let out a line or sail slowly; to slacken or relieve tension on a line; to take pressure off.
Source: caribbean-pirates.com

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To slacken or relieve tension on a line.
Source: schoonerman.com

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To let out a line or sail slowly; to slacken or relieve tension on a line; to take pressure off.
Source: marinewaypoints.com

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>The amount of extra “room” included in the garment for purposes of comfort, movement or appearance.
Source: makersrow.com

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A stand used to hold a painting while an artist works on it.
Source: cfisd.net (offline)

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Source: en.wiktionary.org





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