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admiral of the fleet

noun phrase

: the highest-ranking officer of the British navy

anointing of the sick

noun phrase

arch of the aorta

noun phrase

: the curved part of the aorta that connects the ascending aorta with the descending aorta and from which the brachiocephalic artery, left carotid artery, and left subclavian artery arise

back-of-the-envelope

adjective

: done quickly to provide a rough estimate : not exact

chancellor of the exchequer

noun phrase, often capitalized C&E

: a member of the British cabinet in charge of the public income and expenditure

chicken of the woods

noun phrase

: an edible bracket fungus (Laetiporus sulphureus) of North America and Europe that forms thick, fleshy, shelflike fruiting bodies (as on tree trunks) which are usually bright orange above and sulfur yellow below

chief master sergeant of the air force

noun phrase

: the ranking noncommissioned officer in the air force serving as adviser to the chief of staff

cockles of the heart

noun phrase

: the core of one's being usually used in the phrase warm the cockles of the heart

coin of the realm

noun phrase

: the legal money of a country

committee of the whole

noun phrase

: the whole membership of a legislative house sitting as a committee and operating under informal rules

freedom of the seas

noun phrase

: the right of a merchant ship to travel any waters except territorial waters either in peace or war

friend of the court

noun phrase

general of the air force

noun phrase

: a general of the highest rank in the air force whose insignia is five stars

general of the army

noun phrase

: a general of the highest rank in the army whose insignia is five stars

glory-of-the-snow

noun

: any of a genus (Chionodoxa) of hardy spring-flowering chiefly Mediterranean bulbous herbs of the lily family with basal leaves and racemes of blue, white, or pink flowers

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