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An obsolete wooden club with a loft between that of the long spoon and the short spoon.

continental (iou)



continental adjective & noun. M18.
[from CONTINENT noun + -AL1.]
A. adjective.
Of or pertaining to a continent. M18.
(Usu. Continental.) Belonging to or characteristic of the continent of Europe. M18.
US History. Of or belonging to the colonies or States of America collectively, esp. at the time of the War of Independence. L18.
Special collocations: Continental breakfast a light uncooked breakfast of coffee, rolls, etc. continental climate: having wide seasonal variations of temperature (characteristic of continental interiors far from the moderating influence of the sea). Continental Congress US History each of the three congresses held by the American colonies in revolt against British rule in 1774, 1775, and 1776 respectively. continental crust Geology the sialic crust which forms the earth's large land masses and the continental shelf (cf. SIAL). Continental day a school day extending from early morning to early afternoon, as is customary in many countries of mainland Europe. continental drift the continuing slow movement of the continents (due to the movement of the lithospheric plates on the upper layer of the earth's mantle) which has brought them to their present positions. continental quilt: see QUILT noun 1. Continental roast (designating) dark-roasted coffee beans with a taste associated with mainland Europe. continental shelf the bed of the shallow sea area bordering a continent. continental slope: between the outer edge of the continental shelf and the ocean bed. Continental Sunday Sunday as a day of recreation rather than of rest and worship. Continental System Hist.: Napoleon's plan to blockade England in 1806.
b. noun.
US History.
a. A soldier of the continental army in the War of Independence. L18.
b. A currency note of an early US issue that rapidly depreciated; colloq. the least possible amount. L18.
M. Twain He didn't give a continental for anybody.
A native or inhabitant of a continent, spec. (usu. Continental) of the continent of Europe. E19.
continentalist noun (a) US History an advocate of the federation of the States after the War of Independence; (b) = CONTINENTAL noun 2: L18.
continen'tality noun (a) the condition of being continental; (b) spec. the properties characteristic of a continental climate: L19.
continentalize verb (a) verb intrans. (rare) make a continental tour; (b) verb trans. make continental, impart a continental character to: M19.
continentally adverb L18.