Webster's English Dictionary

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appliance

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  1. implement             
 
ap.pli.ance \*-'pli--*n(t)s\ n 1: an act of applying  2a: a piece of 
   equipment for adapting a tool or machine to a special purpose : ATTACHMENT 
   2b: an instrument or device designed for a particular use  2c: a household 
   or office mechanism (as a stove, fan, or refrigerator) operated by gas, 
   electric current, or a small motor obs  3: COMPLIANCE