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  • 1The Compass Rose — Infobox Book | name = The Compass Rose title orig = The Compass Rose translator = image caption = author = Ursula K. Le Guin cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Fantasy short stories publisher = Harper Row… …

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  • 2Boxing the compass — Compass point redirects here. For other uses, see Compass Point (disambiguation). ENE redirects here. For the energy company with the former NYSE ticker symbol ENE, see Enron. A 32 point compass rose Boxing the compass is the action of naming all …

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  • 3Points of the compass — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… …

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  • 4Death and the Compass (film) — Death and the Compass Directed by Alex Cox Produced by Karl Braun Lorenzo O Brien …

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  • 5Fetch the Compass Kids — Infobox Album | Name = Fetch the Compass Kids Type = Album Artist = Danielson Famile Released = April 24, 2001 Recorded = Springfield, Pennsylvania on June 16 21, 2000 and Chicago, Illinois on August 10 13, 2000 Genre = Alternative rock/Indie… …

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  • 6Declination of the compass — Declination Dec li*na tion, n. [L. declinatio a bending aside, an avoiding: cf. F. d[ e]clination a decadence. See {Declension}.] 1. The act or state of bending downward; inclination; as, declination of the head. [1913 Webster] 2. The act or… …

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  • 7To set by the compass — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… …

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  • 8Deviation of the compass — deviation de vi*a tion, n. [LL. deviatio: cf. F. d[ e]viation.] 1. The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty. [1913… …

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  • 9To box the compass — Box Box, v. t. [Cf.Sp. boxar, now spelt bojar.] To boxhaul. [1913 Webster] {To box off} (Naut.), to turn the head of a vessel either way by bracing the headyards aback. {To box the compass} (Naut.), to name the thirty two points of the compass in …

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  • 10The Golden Compass (film) — The Golden Compass Theatrical release poster Directed by Chris Weitz Produced by …

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