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   Appliance (), n.
   1. The act of applying; application.
   
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   2. subservience; compliance. [Obs.] Shak.
   
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   3. A thing applied or used as a means to an end; an apparatus or device; as, “to use various appliances; a mechanical appliance; a machine with its appliances.”
   
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   4. Specifically: An apparatus or device, usually powered electrically, used in homes to perform domestic functions.  An appliance is often categorized as a major appliance or a minor appliance by its cost.  Common major appliances are the refrigerator, washing machine, clothes drier, oven, and dishwasher.  Some minor appliances are a toaster, vacuum cleaner  or microwave oven.
   
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