"Sinew" is a word in ENGLISH
A tendon or tendonous tissue. See Tendon.
To knit together, or make strong with, or as with,
sinews.
Muscle; nerve.
Fig.: That which supplies strength or power.
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The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, an inserted …
Read the complete definitionAny one of the thicker and denser of the deep fasciae which cover, invest, and the terminations and attachments of, …
Read the complete definitionbalágon - A long, pliable, tough—root,— stem,—tendon of a creeper or other plants, used as a rope.
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Read the complete definitionbayág - Fork, bifurcation, crotch; the tendons, muscles and folds of skin near the crotch of an animal. (cf. sakáng).
Read the complete definitionbirá-bíra - Dim. and Freq. of birá birâ-bírà, The fine, thin ligaments in animal organisms. (cf. lanítlánit—tendon, sinew).
Read the complete definitionAny sac or saclike cavity; especially, one of the synovial sacs, or small spaces, often lined with synovial membrane, interposed …
Read the complete definitionThe chemical basis of ordinary connective tissue, as of tendons or sinews and of bone. On being boiled in water …
Read the complete definitionAny structure having the appearance of a cord, esp. a tendon or a nerve. See under Spermatic, Spinal, Umbilical, Vocal.
Read the complete definitionHaving two bellies; biventral; -- applied to muscles which are fleshy at each end and have a tendon in the …
Read the complete definitionThe tendon by which the eye is moved.
Read the complete definitionA globular, hard, indolent tumor, situated somewhere on a tendon, and commonly formed by the effusion of a viscid fluid …
Read the complete definitionAnimal jelly; glutinous material obtained from animal tissues by prolonged boiling. Specifically (Physiol. Chem.), a nitrogeneous colloid, not existing as …
Read the complete definitionOne of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected …
Read the complete definitionTo lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough; hence, to cripple; to incapacitate; …
Read the complete definitionA nerve or tendon, supposed to brace and sustain the heart.
Read the complete definitionHaving each of the two flexor tendons of the toes bifid, the branches of one going to the first and …
Read the complete definitionTo disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.
Read the complete definitionhúnlit - Tough; to be tough, etc. Ang lanítlánit húnlit (mahúnlit) gid. Tendons are very tough. See húnit.
Read the complete definitionThe point or part by which a muscle or tendon is attached to the part to be moved; -- in …
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