[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

side \side\, a.
   1. of or pertaining to a side, or the sides; being on the
      side, or toward the side; lateral.
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            one mighty squadron with a side wind sped. --dryden.
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   2. hence, indirect; oblique; collateral; incidental; as, a
      side issue; a side view or remark.
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            the law hath no side respect to their persons.
                                                  --hooker.
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   3. as. simacd. cf side, n. long; large; extensive.
      obs. or scot. --shak.
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            his gown had side sleeves down to mid leg.
                                                  --laneham.
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   side action, in breech-loading firearms, a mechanism for
      operating the breech block, which is moved by a lever that
      turns sidewise.

   side arms, weapons worn at the side, as sword, bayonet,
      pistols, etc.

   side ax, an ax of which the handle is bent to one side.

   side-bar rule eng. law., a rule authorized by the courts
      to be granted by their officers as a matter of course,
      without formal application being made to them in open
      court; -- so called because anciently moved for by the
      attorneys at side bar, that is, informally. --burril.

   side box, a box or inclosed seat on the side of a theater.
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            to insure a side-box station at half price.
                                                  --cowper.
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   side chain,
      a one of two safety chains connecting a tender with a
          locomotive, at the sides.
      b chem. a chain of atoms attached to the main
          structure of a large molecule, especially of a
          polymer.

   side cut, a canal or road branching out from the main one.
      u.s.

   side dish, one of the dishes subordinate to the main
      course.

   side glance, a glance or brief look to one side.

   side hook carp., a notched piece of wood for clamping a
      board to something, as a bench.

   side lever, a working beam of a side-lever engine.

   side-lever engine, a marine steam engine having a working
      beam of each side of the cylinder, near the bottom of the
      engine, communicating motion to a crank that is above
      them.

   side pipe steam engine, a steam or exhaust pipe
      connecting the upper and lower steam chests of the
      cylinder of a beam engine.

   side plane, a plane in which the cutting edge of the iron
      is at the side of the stock.

   side posts carp., posts in a truss, usually placed in
      pairs, each post set at the same distance from the middle
      of the truss, for supporting the principal rafters,
      hanging the tiebeam, etc.

   side rod.
      a one of the rods which connect the piston-rod crosshead
          with the side levers, in a side-lever engine.
      b see parallel rod, under parallel.

   side screw firearms, one of the screws by which the lock
      is secured to the side of a firearm stock.

   side table, a table placed either against the wall or aside
      from the principal table.

   side tool mach., a cutting tool, used in a lathe or
      planer, having the cutting edge at the side instead of at
      the point.

   side wind, a wind from one side; hence, an indirect attack,
      or indirect means. --wright.
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see also:
side side action side arms side ax side-bar rule side box 
side chain side cut side dish side glance side hook 
side lever side-lever engine side pipe side plane side posts 
side rod parallel rod parallel side screw side table 
side tool side wind 

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