A kind of cotton cloth woven with coloured stripes.

(law, historical) A married woman's entitlement to the use of her husband's lands or property after he dies; or the land and property itself considered as such an entitlement.

(organic chemistry) The arrangement of six carbon atoms in a ring, joined by alternating single- and double bonds, that is present in many organic compounds.

Alternative form of frontbencher

Alternative form of frontbencher

4,5,6,7-tetrachloro-2',4',5',7'-tetraiodofluorescein, a stain whose sodium salt is commonly used in eyedrops to stain damaged cells and thereby identify damage.

(obsolete) roadside bench

(archaic, informal) Among women, an affected way to carry the body, the upper part being inclined forward.

A simple portable lathe, used on a bench by clockmakers and watchmakers.

(architecture) A projecting course at the base of a building, or round a pillar, sufficient to form a seat.