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Ses*quip"li*cate (?) , a. [ Sesqui- + plicate .] (Math.) Subduplicate of the triplicate; -- a term applied to ratios; thus, a and a\'b7 are in the sesquiplicate ratio of b and b...

A\'89ro- <Xpage= \'92olian attachment , a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the 27 volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream...

7. To run, extend, or produce, as a line on any surface; hence, also, to form by marking; to make by an instrument of delineation; to produce, as a sketch, figure, or picture.

\'92gilops <Xpage= Ad`ver*sa*ry (#) , n. ; pl. Adversaries (#) . [OE. adversarie , direct fr. the Latin, and adversaire , fr. OF. adversier , aversier , fr. L. adversarius (a.)...

Cyc`a*da"ceous (s?k`?-d?"sh?s &or; s?`k?-) , a. (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants like the palms, but having exogenous wood. The sago palm is an example.

Grade (?) , n. [F. grade , L. gradus step, pace, grade, from gradi to step, go. Cf. Congress , Degree , Gradus .] 1. A step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relati...

2. (Astron.) A style or column erected perpendicularly to the horizon, formerly used in astronomocal observations. Its principal use was to find the altitude of the sun by measu...

Douglas spruce (Bot.) , a valuable timber tree ( Pseudotsuga Douglasii ) of Northwestern America. -- Essence of spruce , a thick, dark-colored, bitterish, and acidulous liquid m...

Crop (kr?p) , n. [OE. crop , croppe , craw, top of a plant, harvest, AS. crop , cropp , craw, top, bunch, ear of corn; akin to D. krop craw, G. kropf , Icel. kroppr hump or bunc...

4. To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form; as, cuttings set well; the fruit has set well ( i. e. , not blasted in the blossom) .

Cut and dried , prepered beforehand; not spontaneous. -- Cut glass , glass having a surface ground and polished in facets or figures. -- Cut nail , a nail cut by machinery from...

Djer*eed" (?) &or; Djer*rid" (<?/) , n. [F. djerid , fr. Ar. See Jereed .] (a) A blunt javelin used in military games in Moslem countries . (b) A game played with it . [Written...

Puss in the corner , a game in which all the players but one occupy corners of a room, or certain goals in the open air, and exchange places, the one without a corner endeavorin...

Springtime <Xpage= Air spring , Boiling spring , etc. See under Air , Boiling , etc. -- Spring back (Bookbinding) , a back with a curved piece of thin sheet iron or of stiff pas...

Rep"li*cate (l?-k?t) , Rep"li*ca`ted (-k?`t?d) , a. [L. replicatus , p. p. of replicare . See Reply .] Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself; as, a replicate leaf or...

Strike (?) , v. t. [ imp. Struck (?) ; p. p. Struck , Stricken (<?/) ( Stroock (<?/) , Strucken (<?/) , Obs. ); p. pr. & vb. n. Striking . Struck is more commonly used in the p....

Anchor watch (Naut.) , a detail of one or more men who keep watch on deck when a vessel is at anchor. -- To be on the watch , to be looking steadily for some event. -- Watch and...

A\'89roscopy <Xpage= \'92olian attachment , a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the 27 volume of sound, etc., by forcing a str...

Cas`si*o*pe"ia (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/.] (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere, situated between Capheus and Perseus; -- so called in honor of the wife of Ceph...

R\'93le (?) , n. [F. See Roll .] A part, or character, performed by an actor in a drama; hence, a part of function taken or assumed by any one; as, he has now taken the r\'93le...

Springal, Springald, Springall <Xpage= Air spring , Boiling spring , etc. See under Air , Boiling , etc. -- Spring back (Bookbinding) , a back with a curved piece of thin sheet...

Stoop , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Stooped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stooping .] [OE. stoupen ; akin to AS. st<?/pian , OD. stuypen , Icel. st&umac;pa , Sw. stupa to fall, to tilt. Cf 5th...

To run a blockade , to get to, or away from, a blockaded port in safety. -- To run down . (a) (Hunting) To chase till the object pursued is captured or exhausted; as, to run dow...

It is no good reason for a man's religion that he was born and brought up in it; for then a Turk would have as much reason to be a Turk as a Christian to be a Christian. Chillin...

&hand; The true flycatchers of the Old World are Oscines, and belong to the family Muscicapid\'91 , as the spotted flycatcher ( Muscicapa grisola ). The American flycatchers, or...

3. True and constant in affection or allegiance to a person to whom one is bound by a vow, be ties of love, gratitude, or honor, as to a husband, a prince, a friend; firm in the...

Po"lar (?) , n. (Conic Sections) The right line drawn through the two points of contact of the two tangents drawn from a given point to a given conic section. The given point is...

&hand; In such phrases as I tell you what , what anticipates the following statement, being elliptical for what I think , what it is , how it is , etc. "I tell thee what , corpo...

Steam (?) , n. [OE. stem , steem , vapor, flame, AS. ste\'a0m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr...

Lin , n. [Ir. linn , or Gael. linne ; akin to W. llyn a pool, pond, lake, but in senses 2 and 3 prob. from AS. hlynn torrent. Cf. Dunlin .] 1. A pool or collection of water, par...

6. To prosecute, have, take, or join in, as something which is the result of united action; as to, hold a meeting, a festival, a session, etc.; hence, to direct and bring about...

Spritsail <Xpage= Air spring , Boiling spring , etc. See under Air , Boiling , etc. -- Spring back (Bookbinding) , a back with a curved piece of thin sheet iron or of stiff past...

2. In England, a note, or a bill of exchange, of a bank, payable to order, and usually at some future specified time. Such bills are negotiable, but form, in the strict sense of...

Ru"mi*nate (?) , Ru"mi*na`ted (?) , a. (Bot.) Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American...

Salt-water tailor (Zo\'94l.) , the bluefish. [Local, U.S.] Bartlett . -- Tailor bird (Zo\'94l.) , any one of numerous species of small Asiatic and East Indian singing birds belo...

Cosh"er (k?sh"?r) , v. t. [Ir. cosair a feast, a banquet? or cf. F. coucher to lie. Cf. Couch , Coshering .] 1. (Old Law) To levy certain exactions or tribute upon; to lodge and...

Cha*me"le*on (?) , n. [L. Chamaeleon , Gr. <?/, lit., "ground lion;" <?/ on the ground + <?/ lion. See Humble , and Lion .] (Zo\'94l.) A lizardlike reptile of the genus Cham\'91...

Haze (?) , n. [Cf. Icel. h\'94ss gray; akin to AS. hasu , heasu , gray; or Armor. a\'82zen , \'82zen , warm vapor, exhalation, zephyr.] Light vapor or smoke in the air which mor...

2. The matter on which one is at work; that upon which one spends labor; material for working upon; subject of exertion; the thing occupying one; business; duty; as, to take up...

To wait on &or; upon . (a) To attend, as a servant; to perform services for; as, to wait on a gentleman; to wait on the table . "Authority and reason on her wait ." Milton . "I...

La"va (?) , n. [It. lava lava, orig. in Naples, a torrent of rain overflowing the streets, fr. It. & L. lavare to wash. See Lave .] The melted rock ejected by a volcano from its...

2. (Law) A resuming or retaking possession of what one has lately foregone; -- applied especially to land; the entry by a lessor upon the premises leased, on failure of the tena...

2. (Theol.) The entering into a new spiritual life; the act of becoming, or of being made, Christian; that change by which holy affectations and purposes are substituted for the...

Cor*nif"er*ous (k?r-n?f"?r-?s) , a. [L. cornu horn + -ferous .] (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest period of the Devonian age.(See the Diagram, under Geology .) The Cornifer...

\'d1s"trus (?) , n. [L., a gadfly; also, frenzy, fr.Gr. <?/ gadfly; hence, sting, fury, insane desire, frenzy.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of gadflies. The species which deposits its...

Cork jackets , a jacket having thin pieces of cork inclosed within canvas, and used to aid in swimming. -- Cork tree (Bot.) , the species of oak ( Quercus Suber of Southern Euro...

Saint <Xpage= Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X . See Illust . 4, under Cross . (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub ( Ascyrum Crux-Andr\'91 , the petal...

2. (U.S. Politics) The act or process of reorganizing the governments of the States which had passed ordinances of secession, and of re\'89stablishing their constitutional relat...

Salangana <Xpage= Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X . See Illust . 4, under Cross . (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub ( Ascyrum Crux-Andr\'91 , the p...

Bean aphis (Zo\'94l.) , a plant louse ( Aphis fab\'91 ) which infests the bean plant. -- Bean fly (Zo\'94l.) , a fly found on bean flowers. -- Bean goose (Zo\'94l.) , a species...

3. (Zo\'94l.) A small bird of the genus Certhia , allied to the wrens. The brown or common European creeper is C. familiaris , a variety of which ( var. Americana ) inhabits Ame...

Lead"er (?) , n. 1. One who, or that which, leads or conducts; a guide; a conductor . Especially: (a) One who goes first. (b) One having authority to direct; a chief; a commande...

Room (?) , n. [OE. roum , rum , space, AS. r&umac;m ; akin to OS., OFries. & Icel. r&umac;m , D. ruim , G. raum , OHG. r&umac;m , Sw. & Dan. rum , Goth. r&umac;ms , and to AS. r...

Lie , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Lied (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lying (?) .] [OE. lien , li<?/en , le<?/en , leo<?/en , AS. le\'a2gan ; akin to D. liegen , OS. & OHG. liogan , G. l\'81gen...

Stand by (Naut.) , a preparatory order, equivalent to Be ready . -- To stand against , to opposite; to resist. -- To stand by . (a) To be near; to be a spectator; to be present...

Traf"fic (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Trafficked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Trafficking (?) .] [F. trafiquer ; cf. It. trafficare , Sp. traficar , trafagar , Pg. traficar , trafegar ,...

Brazen age . (a) (Myth.) The age of war and lawlessness which succeeded the silver age. (b) (Arch\'91ol.) See under Bronze . -- Brazen sea (Jewish Antiq.) , a large laver of bra...

To the meaning of by , as denoting means or agency, belong, more or less closely, most of the following uses of the word: (a) It points out the author and producer; as, "Waverle...

4. To obliterate, as writing with ink; to cancel; to efface; -- generally with out ; as, to blot out a word or a sentence . Often figuratively; as, to blot out offenses .

Corporal oath , a solemn oath; -- so called from the fact that it was the ancient usage for the party taking it to touch the corporal, or cloth that covered the consecrated elem...

Life annuity , an annuity payable during one's life. -- Life arrow , Life rocket , Life shot , an arrow, rocket, or shot, for carrying an attached line to a vessel in distress i...

Sakeret <Xpage= Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X . See Illust . 4, under Cross . (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub ( Ascyrum Crux-Andr\'91 , the pet...

That (?) , pron., a., conj., & adv. [AS. \'eb\'91t , neuter nom. & acc. sing. of the article (originally a demonstrative pronoun). The nom. masc. s\'c7 , and the nom. fem. se\'a...

(c) A certificate or token of right of admission to a place of assembly, or of passage in a public conveyance; as, a theater ticket ; a railroad or steamboat ticket .

Bud , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Budded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Budding .] 1. To put forth or produce buds, as a plant; to grow, as a bud does, into a flower or shoot.

2. Imaginative language or composition, whether expressed rhythmically or in prose. Specifically: Metrical composition; verse; rhyme; poems collectively; as, heroic poetry ; dra...

Red"wing` (-w?ng`) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A European thrush ( Turdus iliacus ). Its under wing coverts are orange red. Called also redwinged thrush . (b) A North American passerine bir...

Se*crete" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Secreted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Secreting .] [L. secretus separated, secret, hidden, p. p. of secernere . See Secret , and cf. Discrete , Discree...

Stir"rup (?) , n. [OE. stirop , AS. stigr\'bep ; st\'c6gan to mount, ascend + r\'bep a rope; akin to G. stegreif a stirrup. \'fb164. See Sty , v. i. , and Rope .] 1. A kind of r...

Bawl (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Bawled (<?/); p. pr. & vb. n. Bawling .] [Icel. baula to low, bellow, as a cow; akin to Sw. b\'94la ; cf. AS bellan , G. bellen to bark, E. bello...

&hand; In political economy, value is often distinguished as intrinsic and exchangeable . Intrinsic value is the same as utility or adaptation to satisfy the desires or wants of...

Cast" i`ron (?) . Highly carbonized iron, the direct product of the blast furnace; -- used for making castings, and for conversion into wrought iron and steel. It can not be wel...

Count (kount) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Counted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Counting .] [OF. conter , and later (etymological spelling) compter , in modern French thus distinguished; conter...

Re*lax" (r?-l?ks") , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Relaxed (-l?kst") ; p. pr. & vb. n. Relaxing .] [L. relaxare ; pref. re- re- + laxare to loose, to slacken, from laxus loose. See Lax ,...

&hand; Bachelor's buttons , a name given to several flowers "from their similitude to the jagged cloathe buttons, anciently worne in this kingdom", according to Johnson's Gerard...

12. (Paint.) (a) Flat; without gloss; -- said of painting which has been applied purposely to have this effect. (b) Not brilliant; not rich; thus, brown is a dead color, as comp...

Salaam <Xpage= Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X . See Illust . 4, under Cross . (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub ( Ascyrum Crux-Andr\'91 , the peta...

Veg`e*ta*ble (?) , a. [F. v\'82g\'82table growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorat...

Wine (?) , n. [OE. win , AS. win , fr. L. vinum (cf. Icel. v\'c6n ; all from the Latin); akin to Gr. o'i^nos , <?/ , and E. withy . Cf. Vine , Vineyard , Vinous , Withy .]

Cus"pi*date (k?s"p?-d?t) , Cus"pi*da`ted (-d?`t?d) , a. [L. cuspidatus , p.p. of cuspidare to make pointed, fr. cuspis . See Cusp .] Having a sharp end, like the point of a spea...

2. Specifically: (a) Composed of states or districts which retain only a subordinate and limited sovereignty, as the Union of the United States, or the Sonderbund of Switzerland...

-- To break into , to enter by breaking; as, </[to break into a house. -- To break in upon , to enter or approach violently or unexpectedly. "This, this is he; softly awhile; le...

2. To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light; as, in hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by throwing a light on them . [U. S.]

Re*hearse" (r?*h?rs") , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Rehearsed (-h?rst") ; p. pr. & vb. n. Rehearsing .] [OE. rehercen , rehersen , OF. reherser , rehercier , to harrow over again; pref...

Julian calendar , the calendar as adjusted by Julius C\'91sar, in which the year was made to consist of 365 days, each fourth year having 366 days. -- Julian epoch , the epoch o...

2. A morning assembly or reception of visitors, -- in distinction from a soir\'82e , or evening assembly; a matin\'82e ; hence, also, any general or somewhat miscellaneous gathe...

Saintship <Xpage= Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X . See Illust . 4, under Cross . (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub ( Ascyrum Crux-Andr\'91 , the p...

2. (Modern Law) An engagement or undertaking, express or implied, that a certain fact regarding the subject of a contract is, or shall be, as it is expressly or impliedly declar...

Bill of adventure . See under Adventure . -- Bill of costs , a statement of the items which form the total amount of the costs of a party to a suit or action. -- Bill of credit...

Fi*no"chi*o (?; 277) , n. [It. finocchio fennel, LL. fenuclum . See Fennel .] (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant ( F\'d2niculum dulce ) having a somewhat tuberous stem; sweet fennel....

8. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A young pike; a pickerel. (b) The jurel. (c) A large, California rock fish ( Sebastodes paucispinus ); -- called also boccaccio , and m\'82rou . (d) The wall-e...

Tooth"pick` (?) , n. A pointed instument for clearing the teeth of substances lodged between them. <-- esp., a slim sliver of wood, about two inches in length, tapering to a poi...

3. To win the heart of; to connect by ties of love or self-interest; to attract; to fasten or bind by moral influence; -- with to ; as, attached to a friend; attaching others to...

1. A coarse file, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised by a chisel, as on the true file.

Bow"grace` (?) , n. (Naut.) A frame or fender of rope or junk, laid out at the sides or bows of a vessel to secure it from injury by floating ice.

Ab*ac"ti*nal (#) , a. [L. ab + E. actinal .] (Zo\'94l.) Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal; -- opposed to actinal. "The aboral or abactin...

Rag"man's roll` (?) . [For ragman roll a long list of names, the devil's roll or list; where ragman is of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. ragmenni a craven person, Sw. raggen the devil...

Ra*zee" (?) , n. [F. vaisseau ras\'82 , fr. raser to rase, to cut down ships. See Raze , v. t. , Rase , v. t. ] (Naut.) An armed ship having her upper deck cut away, and thus re...

Re*sist" , n. (Calico Printing) A substance used to prevent a color or mordant from fixing on those parts to which it has been applied, either by acting machanically in preventi...

Trump"et , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Trumpeted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Trumpeting .] [Cf. F. trompeter .] To publish by, or as by, sound of trumpet; to noise abroad; to proclaim; as, to tr...

To drink down , to act on by drinking; to reduce or subdue; as, to drink down unkindness. Shak . -- To drink in , to take into one's self by drinking, or as by drinking; to rece...

<-- Wildcat well. A well, as an oil or gas well, drilled in an area not proven to be productive; often drilled by a small exploration company. -- Wildcat strike. A strike initia...

Figurate counterpoint &or; descant (Mus.) , that which is not simple, or in which the parts do not move together tone for tone, but in which freer movement of one or more parts...

Pos"si*ble (?) , a. [F., fr. L. possibilis , fr. posse to be able, to have power; potis able, capable + esse to be. See Potent , Am , and cf. Host a landlord.] Capable of existi...

Saintess <Xpage= Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X . See Illust . 4, under Cross . (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub ( Ascyrum Crux-Andr\'91 , the pe...

&hand; The great quantity of shoddy goods furnished as army supplies in the late Civil War in the United States gave wide currency to the word, and it came to be applied to pers...

To believe in . (a) To believe that the subject of the thought (if a person or thing) exists, or (if an event) that it has occurred, or will occur; -- as, to believe in the resu...

W (?) , the twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, is usually a consonant, but sometimes it is a vowel, forming the second element of certain diphthongs, as in few , how ....

Blunt (?) , a. [Cf. Prov. G. bludde a dull or blunt knife, Dan. blunde to sleep, Sw. & Icel. blunda ; or perh. akin to E. blind .] 1. Having a thick edge or point, as an instrum...

Vehmic <Xpage= Vegetable alkali (Chem.) , an alkaloid. -- Vegetable brimstone . (Bot.) See Vegetable sulphur , below. -- Vegetable butter (Bot.) , a name of several kinds of con...

Ban*dan"na , Ban*dan"a (?) , n. [Hind. b\'bendhn<?/ a mode of dyeing in which the cloth is tied in different places so as to prevent the parts tied from receiving the dye. Cf. B...

Christian court , the English ecclesiastical courts in the aggregate, or any one of them. -- Court breeding , education acquired at court. -- Court card . Same as Coat card . --...

Sprint <Xpage= Air spring , Boiling spring , etc. See under Air , Boiling , etc. -- Spring back (Bookbinding) , a back with a curved piece of thin sheet iron or of stiff pastebo...

&hand; The primitive intention seems to have been that the inheritance should descend to the oldest or most worthy of the blood and name of the deceased. This was, in reality, g...

Lin"en , n. [Prop. an adj. from OE. lin . flax, AS. l\'c6n flax, whence l\'c6nen made of flax; akin to OS., Icel., & MHG. l\'c6n flax and linen, G. lein , leinen , linen, Sw. li...

3. The spot or place where anything stands, especially where a person or thing habitually stands, or is appointed to remain for a time; as, the station of a sentinel . Specifica...

Ca*bal" (?) , n. [F. cabale cabal, cabala LL. cabala cabala, fr. Heb. qabb\'bel\'c7h reception, tradition, mysterious doctrine, fr. q\'bebal to take or receive, in Pi\'89l qibbe...

Lo"cate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Located (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Locating .] [L. locatus , p. p. of locare to place, fr. locus place. See Local .] 1. To place; to set in a parti...

4. (Eccl.) To invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; to introduce into the office of the Christian ministry, by the laying on of hands, or other forms; to set apart by...

Cud"bear` (k?d"b?r`) , n [Also cudbeard , corrupted fr. the name of Dr. Cuthbert Gordon, a Scotchman, who first brought it into notice.] 1. A powder of a violet red color, diffi...

Cu*nab"u*la (k?-n?b"?-l?) , n. pl. [L., a cradle, earliest abode, fr. cunae cradle.] 1. The earliest abode; original dwelling place; originals; as, the cunabula of the human race .

He owned that, if the Test Act were repealed, the Protestants were entitled to some equivalent . . . . During some weeks the word equivalent , then lately imported from France,...

Canary grass , a grass of the genus Phalaris ( P. Canariensis ), producing the seed used as food for canary birds. -- Canary stone (Min.) , a yellow species of carnelian, named...

Foot"board` (?) , n. 1. A board or narrow platfrom upon which one may stand or brace his feet ; as: (a) The platform for the engineer and fireman of a locomotive . (b) The foot-...

Lode (?) , n. [AS. l\'bed way, journey, fr. l\'c6\'eban to go. See Lead to guide, and cf. Load a burden.] 1. A water course or way; a reach of water.

Can"nu*la (?) , n. [L. cannula a small tube of dim. of canna a reed, tube.] (Surg.) A small tube of metal, wood, or India rubber, used for various purposes, esp. for injecting o...

Cte*noid"e*i (-?-?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/, <?/<?/<?/<?/, comb + -oid .] (Zo\'94l.) A group of fishes, established by Agassiz, characterized by having scales with a pe...

Syn. -- To cover; cloak; hide; extenuate; conceal. -- To Palliate , Extenuate , Cloak . These words, as here compared, are used in a figurative sense in reference to our treatme...

Salading <Xpage= Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X . See Illust . 4, under Cross . (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub ( Ascyrum Crux-Andr\'91 , the pe...

(l) To assume; to adopt as one's own; to carry on or manage; as, to take up the quarrels of our neighbors; to take up current opinions. "They take up our old trade of conquering...

6. The surface of an electronic device, as a television set or computer monitor, on which a visible image is formed. The screen is frequently the surface of a cathode-ray tube c...

Wa"ter-logged (?) , a. Filled or saturated with water so as to be heavy, unmanageable, or loglike; -- said of a vessel, when, by receiving a great quantity of water into her hol...

Red"ow*a (r?d"?*?) , n. [F., fr. Bohemian.] A Bohemian dance of two kinds, one in triple time, like a waltz, the other in two-four time, like a polka. The former is most in use.

Wa"ter chest"nut (?) . (Bot.) The fruit of Trapa natans and Trapa bicornis , Old World water plants bearing edible nutlike fruits armed with several hard and sharp points; also,...

Car"riage (?) , n. [OF. cariage luggage, carriage, chariage carriage, cart, baggage, F. charriage , cartage, wagoning, fr. OF. carier , charier , F. charrier , to cart. See Carr...

Saintlike <Xpage= Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X . See Illust . 4, under Cross . (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub ( Ascyrum Crux-Andr\'91 , the p...

Salamandrine <Xpage= Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X . See Illust . 4, under Cross . (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub ( Ascyrum Crux-Andr\'91 , th...

To turn about , to face to another quarter; to turn around. -- To turn again , to come back after going; to return. Shak . -- To turn against , to become unfriendly or hostile t...

Greek calends . See under Calends. -- Greek Church ( Eccl. Hist. ), the Eastern Church; that part of Christendom which separated from the Roman or Western Church in the ninth ce...

Saleswoman <Xpage= Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X . See Illust . 4, under Cross . (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub ( Ascyrum Crux-Andr\'91 , the...

Beach flea (Zo\'94l.) , the common name of many species of amphipod Crustacea, of the family Orchestid\'91 , living on the sea beaches, and leaping like fleas. -- Beach grass (B...

To (<?/, emphatic or alone , <?/, obscure or unemphatic ) , prep. [AS. t\'d3 ; akin to OS. & OFries. t\'d3 , D. toe , G. zu , OHG. zuo , zua , z\'d3 , Russ. do , Ir. & Gael. do...

Ves"i*ca*to*ry (?; 277) , a. [Cf. F. v\'82sicatoire .] (Med.) Tending, or having power, to raise a blister. -- n. A blistering application or plaster; a vesicant; an epispastic.

Bal"dric (?) , n. [OE. baudric , bawdrik , through OF. (cf. F. baudrier and LL. baldringus , baldrellus ), from OHG. balderich , cf. balz , palz , akin to E. belt . See Belt , n...

Come , in the imperative, is used to excite attention, or to invite to motion or joint action; come , let us go. "This is the heir; come , let us kill him." Matt. xxi. 38. When...

Shield (?) , n. [OE. sheld , scheld , AS. scield , scild , sceld , scyld ; akin to OS. scild , OFries. skeld , D. & G. schild , OHG. scilt , Icel. skj\'94ldr , Sw. sk\'94ld , Da...

Tax"i*der`my (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ an arranging, arrangement (fr. <?/ to arrange) + <?/ a skin, from <?/ to skin: cf. F. taxidermie . See Tactics , Tear , v. t. ] The art of prepari...

Cot`y*le"don (k?t`?-l?"d?n) , n. [Gr.<?/<?/<?/ a cupshaped hollow, fr. <?/<?/<?/. See Cotyle .] 1. (Anat.) One of the patches of villi found in some forms of placenta.

Gum (?) , n. [OE. gome , AS. gama palate; akin Co G. g aumen , OHG. goumo , guomo , Icel. g<?/mr , Sw. gom ; cf. Gr. <?/ to gape.] The dense tissues which invest the teeth, and...

All in the wind . (Naut.) See under All , n. -- Before the wind . (Naut.) See under Before . -- Between wind and water (Naut.) , in that part of a ship's side or bottom which is...

2. A rub; a slight stop; an obstruction; hence, an irregularity in motion of from; a hitch; a break in the direction of a line or the surface of a plane.

6. (Sculpt.) The act or process of measuring, at the various distances from the surface of a block of marble, the surface of a future piece of statuary; also, a process used in...

To speak of , to take account of, to make mention of. Robynson (More's Utopia). -- To speak out , to speak loudly and distinctly; also, to speak unreservedly. -- To speak well f...

Coun`ter-sa"li*ent (-s?"l?-e]/>nt &or; -s?l"y e nt; 106) , a. (Her.) Leaping from each other; -- said of two figures on a coast of arms.

Pol"i*cy , n. [F. police ; cf. Pr. polissia , Sp. p\'a2lizia , It. p\'a2lizza ; of uncertain origin; cf. L. pollex thumb (as being used in pressing the seal), in LL. also, seal;...

Tad"pole` (?) , n. [OE. tadde toad (AS. t\'bedie , t\'bedige ) + poll ; properly, a toad that is or seems all head. See Toad , and Poll .] 1. (Zo\'94l.) The young aquatic larva...

U"re*a (?) , a. [NL. See Urine .] (Physiol. Chem.) A very soluble crystalline body which is the chief constituent of the urine in mammals and some other animals. It is also pres...

1. (Physics) Of such a nature relatively to some other associated body or bodies, as to tend to the negative pole of a voltaic battery, in electrolysis, while the associated bod...

Fan (?) , n. [AS. fann , fr. L. vannus fan, van for winnowing grain; cf. F. van . Cf. Van a winnowing machine, Winnow .] 1. An instrument used for producing artificial currents...

Last , n. [As. hl\'91st , fr. hladan to lade; akin to OHG. hlast , G., D., Dan., & Sw. last : cf. F. laste , last , a last, of German or Dutch origin. See Lade .] 1. A load; a h...

Liv"er*y (?) , n. ; pl. Liveries (#) . [OE. livere , F. livr\'82e , formerly, a gift of clothes made by the master to his servants, prop., a thing delivered, fr. livrer to deliv...

Ac"ro*spire (#) , n. [Gr. <?/ + <?/ anything twisted.] (Bot.) The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate; the plumule in germination; -- so called from its spir...

Cor"bel (?) , n. [F. corbeau , for older corbel , dim. of L. corbis basket. (Corbels were often in the form of a basket.) See Corbeil .] (Arch.) A bracket supporting a superincu...

4. To raise or remove, as anything which depresses, weighs down, or cruches; to render less burdensome or afflicting; to allevate; to-abate; to mitigate; to lessen; as, to relie...

Vo"ca*ble (?) , n. [L. vocabulum an appellation, designation, name, fr. vocare to call, fr. vox , vocis , a voice, a word: cf. F. vocable . See Voice .] A word; a term; a name;...

&hand; The daw was reckoned as a silly bird, and a daw meant a simpleton. See in Shakespeare: -- "Then thou dwellest with daws too." ( Coriolanus iv. 5, 1. 47. ) Skeat.

Crag (kr?g) , n. [W. craig ; akin to Gael. creag , Corn. karak , Armor. karrek .] 1. A steep, rugged rock; a cough, broken cliff, or point of a rock, on a ledge.

Bote (?) , n. [Old form of boot ; -- used in composition. See 1st Boot .] (Law) (a) Compensation; amends; satisfaction; expiation; as, man bote , a compensation or a man slain ....

Syn. -- Handsome , Pretty . Pretty applies to things comparatively small, which please by their delicacy and grace; as, a pretty girl, a pretty flower, a pretty cottage. Handsom...

Kay"ak (?) , n. (Naut.) A light canoe, made of skins stretched over a frame, and usually capable of carrying but one person, who sits amidships and uses a double-bladed paddle....

Ob*ject" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Objected ; p. pr. & vb. n. Objecting .] [L. objectus , p.p. of objicere , obicere , to throw or put before, to oppose; ob (see Ob- ) + jacere...

Sep"ul*cher , Sep"ul*chre (?) , n. [OE. sepulcre , OF. sepulcre, F. s\'82pulcre , fr. L. sepulcrum , sepulchrum , fr. sepelire to bury.] The place in which the dead body of a hu...

Spumiferous <Xpage= Air spring , Boiling spring , etc. See under Air , Boiling , etc. -- Spring back (Bookbinding) , a back with a curved piece of thin sheet iron or of stiff pa...

A*poph"a*sis (#) , n. [Gr. <?/ denial, fr. <?/ to speak out, to deny.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a speaker formally declines to take notice of a favorable point, but in such a m...

Knife (?) , n. ; pl. Knives (#) . [OE. knif , AS. cn\'c6f ; akin to D. knijf , Icel. kn\'c6fr , Sw. knif , Dan. kniv .] 1. An instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of s...

Lay figure . (a) A jointed model of the human body that may be put in any attitude; -- used for showing the disposition of drapery, etc. (b) A mere puppet; one who serves the wi...

&hand; Naturalists and ehnographers divide mankind into several distinct varieties, or races. Cuvier refers them all to three, Pritchard enumerates seven, Agassiz eight, Pickeri...

Te*lep"a*thy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ far off + <?/, <?/, to suffer.] The sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without com...

Throw , v. t. [ imp. Threw (?) ; p. p. Thrown (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Throwing .] [OE. <?/rowen , <?/rawen , to throw, to twist, AS. <?/r\'bewan to twist, to whirl; akin to D. dra...

Bo*ni"to (?) , n. ; pl. Bonitoes (<?/) . [Sp. & Pg. bonito , fr. Ar. bain\'c6t and bain\'c6th .] [Often incorrectly written bonita .] (Zo\'94l.) 1. A large tropical fish ( Orcyn...

Cor*rupt` (k?r-r?pt") , a. [L. corruptus , p. p. of corrumpere to corrupt; cor- + rumpere to break. See Rupture .] 1. Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; v...

Crawl (kr?l) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Crawled (kr?ld) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Crawling .] [Dan. kravle , or Icel. krafla , to paw, scrabble with the hands; akin to Sw. kr<?/la to crawl;...

3. To throw or turn back the thoughts upon anything; to contemplate. Specifically: To attend earnestly to what passes within the mind; to attend to the facts or phenomena of con...

Stab (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Stabbed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stabbing .] [Cf. OD. staven to fix, fasten, fr. stave , staff , a staff, rod; akin to G. stab a staff, stick, E. st...

Bait , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Baited ; p. pr. & vb. n. Baiting .] [OE. baiten , beit<?/n , to feed, harass, fr. Icel. beita , orig. to cause to bite, fr. b\'c6ta . &root;87. See B...

5. (Fine Arts) A representation or rendering of any object or scene intended, not for exhibition as an original work of art, but for the information, instruction, or assistance...

10. (Mus.) (a) A musical idea, or motive , rhythmically developed in consecutive single tones, so as to form a symmetrical and balanced whole, which may be sung by a single voic...

(b) To bring together; to collect; to levy; to get together or obtain for use or service; as, to raise money, troops, and the like . "To raise up a rent."

Saithe <Xpage= Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X . See Illust . 4, under Cross . (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub ( Ascyrum Crux-Andr\'91 , the peta...

Saleable, a., Saleably <Xpage= Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X . See Illust . 4, under Cross . (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub ( Ascyrum Crux-And...

Cym"bi*form (s?m"b?-f?rm) ,, a. [L. cymba boat (Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/) + -form : cf. F. cymbiforme .] Shaped like a boat; (Bot.) elongated and having the upper surface decidedly conc...

Safe"-con"duct (?) , n. [ Safe + conduct : cf. F. sauf -conduit.] That which gives a safe, passage ; either (a) a convoy or guard to protect a person in an enemy's country or a...

&hand; This word and its derivatives are often written with c instead of k in the first syllable, -- sceptic , sceptical , scepticism , etc. Dr. Johnson, struck with the extraor...

Gua"va (?) , n. [Sp. guayaba the guava fruit, guayabo the guava tree; prob. fr. the native West Indian name.] A tropical tree, or its fruit, of the genus Psidium. Two varieties...

Ru*go"sa (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Rugose .] (Paleon.) An extinct tribe of fossil corals, including numerous species, many of them of large size. They are characteristic of the Pale...

Cru"node (kr?"n?d) , n. [Prob. fr. L. crux a cross + E. node .] (Geom.) A point where one branch of a curve crosses another branch. See Double point , under Double , a.

Reading book , a book for teaching reading; a reader. -- Reading desk , a desk to support a book while reading; esp., a desk used while reading the service in a church. -- Readi...

At sight , as soon as seen, or presented to sight; as, a draft payable at sight : to read Greek at sight ; to shoot a person at sight . -- Front sight (Firearms) , the sight nea...

Sink"er (?) , n. One who, or that which, sinks. Specifically: (a) A weight on something, as on a fish line, to sink it . (b) In knitting machines, one of the thin plates, blades...

3. (Law & Com.) To write one's name, alone or with other words, upon the back of (a paper), for the purpose of transferring it, or to secure the payment of a <?/ote, draft, or t...

Syn. -- Justice; equity. -- Law , Statute , Common law , Regulation , Edict , Decree . Law is generic, and, when used with reference to, or in connection with, the other words h...

Ran"cor (?) , n. [Written also rancour .] [OE. rancour , OF. rancor , rancur , F. rancune , fr. L. rancor rancidity, rankness; tropically, an old grudge, rancor, fr. rancere to...

Boo"ly (?) , n. ; pl. Boolies (#) . [Ir. buachail cowherd; bo cow + giolla boy.] A company of Irish herdsmen, or a single herdsman, wandering from place to place with flocks and...

Tabula rasa (<?/) [L.] , a smoothed tablet; hence, figuratively, the mind in its earliest state, before receiving impressions from without; -- a term used by Hobbes, Locke, and...

Spider ant . (Zo\'94l.) Same as Solitary ant , under Solitary . -- Spider crab (Zo\'94l.) , any one of numerous species of maioid crabs having a more or less triangular body and...

3. A restless vagabond; -- originally, an idle stroller or gypsy (as in France) thought to have come from Bohemia; in later times often applied to an adventurer in art or litera...

Bu`no*don"ta (?) , Bu"no*donts (?) , n. pl. [NL. bunodonta , fr. Gr. <?/ hill, heap + <?/, <?/, a tooth.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of the herbivorous mammals including the hogs and...

Syn. -- Intercourse; communion; commerce; familiarity; discourse; dialogue; colloque; talk; chat. -- Conversation , Talk . There is a looser sense of these words, in which they...

O`\'94*pho*rid"i*um (?) , n. ; pl. L. O\'94phorida (#) , E. O\'94phoridiums (#) . [NL., dim. fr. Gr. <?/. See O\'94phore .] (Bot.) The macrosporangium or case for the larger kin...

11. (Law) (a) To bring to notice, deliver, or execute, either actually or constructively, in such manner as the law requires; as, to serve a summons . (b) To make legal service...

&hand; Shot used in war is of various kinds, classified according to the material of which it is composed, into lead , wrought-iron , and cast-iron ; according to form, into sph...

Cost"ma*ry (k?st"m?-r?) , n. [L. costum an Oriental aromatic plant (Gr. <?/<?/<?/, cf. Ar. kost , kust ) + Maria Mary. Cf. Alecost .] (Bot.) A garden plant ( Chrysanthemum Balsa...

2. Long from the part about the neck or shoulder, or from the armpits, to the bottom of the weist, or to the skirt; -- said of garments; as, a long-waisted coat .

6. To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.

Re*ship" (r?-sh?p") , v. t. To ship again; to put on board of a vessel a second time; to send on a second voyage; as, to reship bonded merchandise .

Tonic sol-fa (Mus.) , the name of the most popular among letter systems of notation (at least in England), based on key relationship, and hence called "tonic." Instead of the fi...

Tas*ma"ni*an (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Tasmania, or Van Diemen's Land. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Tasmania; specifically (Ethnol.) , in the plural, the race of men that...

V (?) . 1. V, the twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. V and U are only varieties of the same character, U being the cursive form, while V is bett...

Bus"y (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Busied (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Busying .] [AS. bysgian .] To make or keep busy; to employ; to engage or keep engaged; to occupy; as, to busy one's...

Car`bo*na"do (?) , n. ; pl. Carbonadoes (#) . [Pg., carbonated.] (Min.) A black variety of diamond, found in Brazil, and used for diamond drills. It occurs in irregular or round...

Cit"tern (?) , n. [L. cithara , Gr. <?/. Cf. Cithara , Gittern .] (Mus.) An instrument shaped like a lute, but strung with wire and played with a quill or plectrum. [Written als...

2. A chute, box, or receptacle, usually funnel-shaped with an opening at the lower part, for delivering or feeding any material, as to a machine; as, the wooden box with its tro...

Re`pro*duce" (r?`pr?-d?s") , v. t. To produce again. Especially: (a) To bring forward again; as, to reproduce a witness; to reproduce charges; to reproduce a play . (b) To cause...

Void , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Voided ; p. pr. & vb. n. Voiding .] [OF. voidier , vuidier . See Void , a. ] 1. To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit;...

Cam wheel (Mach.) , a wheel with one or more projections (cams) or depressions upon its periphery or upon its face; one which is set or shaped eccentrically, so that its revolut...

Lyt"ta (?) , n. ; pl. Lytt\'91 (#) . [L., a worm said to grow under the tongue of dogs, and to cause canine madness, fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, lit., madness.] (Anat.) A fibrous and musc...

Plas*mo"di*um (?) , n. ; pl. Plasmodia (#) . [NL. See Plasma .] 1. (Biol.) A jellylike mass of free protoplasm, without any union of am\'d2boid cells, and endowed with life and...

Anticlinal axis (Geol.) , a line or ridge from which the strata slope downward on the two opposite sides. -- Synclinal axis , a line from which the strata slope upward in opposi...

Bea"ver , n. [OE. baviere , bauier , beavoir , bever ; fr. F. bavi\'8are , fr. bave slaver, drivel, foam, OF., prattle, drivel, perh. orig. an imitative word. Bavi\'8are , accor...

Crip"ple (kr?p"p'l) , n. [OE. cripel , crepel , crupel , AS. crypel (akin to D. kreuple , G. kr<?/ppel , Dan. kr<?/bling , Icel. kryppill ), prop., one that can not walk, but mu...

Par`a*go"ge (?) , n. [L., fr. Gr. <?/, from <?/ to lead beside, protract; <?/ beside + <?/ to lead.] 1. (Gram.) The addition of a letter or syllable to the end of a word, as wit...

Snac"ot (?) , n. [Said to be corrupted fr. NL. syngnathus , fr. Gr. sy`n together + gna`qos jaw, because the jaws can be only slightly separated.] (Zo\'94l.) A pipefish of the g...

Tall (?) , a. [ Compar. Taller (?) ; superl. Tallest .] [OE. tal seemly, elegant, docile (?); of uncertain origin; cf. AS. un- tala , un- tale , bad, Goth. un tals indocile, dis...

Cal`e*fac"tion (?) , n. [L. calefactio : cf. F. cal\'82faction .] 1. The act of warming or heating; the production of heat in a body by the action of fire, or by communication o...

Action on the case (Law) , according to the old classification (now obsolete), was an action for redress of wrongs or injuries to person or property not specially provided again...

Cu*ra"tor (k?-r?"t?r) . n. [L., fr. curare to take care of, fr. cura care.] 1. One who has the care and superintendence of anything, as of a museum; a custodian; a keeper.

Ey"ot (?) , n. [ Ey (AS. \'c6g or Icel. ey ) + F. dim. termination -ot ; cf. AS. \'c6geo&edt; . See Island , and cf. Ait .] A little island in a river or lake. See Ait . [Writte...

Gam"bi*son (?) , n. [OF. gambeson , gambaison , fr. gambais , wambais , of German origin: cf. MHG. wambeis , G. wams doublet, fr. OHG. w amba , stomach. See Womb .] A defensive...

Hec"tic (?) , a. [F. hectique , Gr. <?/ habitual, consumptive, fr. <?/ habit, a habit of body or mind, fr. <?/ to have; akin to Skr. sah to overpower, endure; cf. AS. sige , sig...

Syn. -- To joke; sport; rally. -- To Jest , Joke . One jests in order to make others laugh; one jokes to please himself. A jest is usually at the expense of another, and is ofte...

2. (Print.) A strip of wood or metal of the height of a quadrat, used for regulating the space between pages in a chase, and also for spacing out title-pages and other open matt...

Bur"gess (?) , n. [OE. burgeis , OF. burgeis , fr. burc fortified town, town, F. bourg village, fr. LL. burgus fort, city; from the German; cf. MHG. burc , G. burg . See 1st Bor...

Mas"ti*cate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Masticated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Masticating (?) .] [L. masticatus , p. p. of masticare to chew, prob. fr. mastiche mastic. See Mastic .]...

Stag beetle (Zo\'94l.) , any one of numerous species of lamellicorn beetles belonging to Lucanus and allied genera, especially L. cervus of Europe and L. dama of the United Stat...

To*mop"te*ris (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a cut + <?/ wing (but taken to mean, fin).] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of transparent marine annelids which swim actively at the surface of the...

A*plys"i*a (#) , n. [Gr. <?/ a dirty sponge, fr. <?/ unwashed; <?/ priv. + <?/ to wash.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of marine mollusks of the order Tectibranchiata ; the sea hare. Some...

Drag , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dragged (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Dragging (?) .] [OE. draggen ; akin to Sw. dragga to search with a grapnel, fr. dragg grapnel, fr. draga to draw, the s...

To see about a thing , to pay attention to it; to consider it. -- To see on , to look at. [Obs.] "She was full more blissful on to see ." Chaucer . -- To see to . (a) To look at...

De*cid`u*a"ta (?) , n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A group of Mammalia in which a decidua is thrown off with, or after, the fetus, as in the human species.

2. (Engineering) A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.

Pass (?) , v. t. 1. In simple, transitive senses; as: (a) To go by, beyond, over, through, or the like; to proceed from one side to the other of; as, to pass a house, a stream,...

Res"cue (r?s"k?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Rescued (-k?d) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Rescuing .] [OE. rescopuen , OF. rescourre , rescurre , rescorre ; L. pref. re- re- + excutere to shake...

Lor*do"sis (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ , fr. <?/ bent so as to be convex in front.] (Med.) (a) A curvature of the spine forwards, usually in the lumbar region. (b) Any abnormal c...

Tod"dy (?) , n. [Formed from Hind. t\'be<?/\'c6 the juice of the palmyra tree, popularly, toddy , fr. t\'be<?/ the palmyra tree, Skr. t\'bela .] 1. A juice drawn from various ki...

Celt`i*be"ri*an (?) , a. [L. Celtiber , Celtibericus .] Of or pertaining to the ancient Celtiberia (a district in Spain lying between the Ebro and the Tagus) or its inhabitants...

Cur*tail" (k?r-t?l") , v. t. [ imp. & p.p. Curtailed (-t?ld") ; p.pr. & vb.n. Curtailing .] [See Curtal .] To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; t...

3. (Law) (a) An abridged entry of a judgment or proceeding in an action, or register or such entries; a book of original, kept by clerks of courts, containing a formal list of t...

Drake"stone (?) , n. A flat stone so thrown along the surface of water as to skip from point to point before it sinks; also, the sport of so throwing stones; -- sometimes called...

14. (Naut.) One of the bits of leather or colored bunting which are placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. The unmarked fathoms are called "deeps."

Natch"ez (?) , n. pl. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians who formerly lived near the site of the city of Natchez, Mississippi. In 1729 they were subdued by the French; the survivors j...

\'92stivation <Xpage= \'92olian attachment , a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the 27 volume of sound, etc., by forcing a st...

In*i"tial (?) , a. [L. initialis , from initium a going in, entrance, beginning, fr. inire to go into, to enter, begin; pref. in- in + ire to go: cf. F. initial . See Issue , an...

Lark"spur (?) , n. (Bot.) A genus of ranunculaceous plants ( Delphinium ), having showy flowers, and a spurred calyx. They are natives of the North Temperate zone. The commonest...

Re*it"er*ate (-&amac;t) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Reiterated (-&amac;`t&ecr;d) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Reiterating .] [Pref. re- + iterate : cf. F. r\'82it\'82rer , LL. reiterare to ques...

Step (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Stepped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stepping .] [AS. st\'91ppan ; akin to OFries. steppa , D. stappen to step, stap a step, OHG. stepfen to step, G. st...

Bu"bo (?) , n. ; pl. Buboes (<?/) . [LL. bubo the groin, a swelling in the groin, Gr. <?/.] (Med.) An inflammation, with enlargement, of a limphatic gland, esp. in the groin, as...

Cur"lew (k?r"l?) , n. [F. courlieu , corlieu , courlis ; perh. of imitative origin, but cf. OF. corlieus courier; L. currere to run + levis light.] (Zo\'94l.) A wading bird of t...

Public domain , the territory belonging to a State or to the general government; public lands. [U.S.] <-- 2. the situation (status) of intellectual property which is not protect...

Syn. -- Employ. -- Use , Employ . We use a thing, or make use of it, when we derive from it some enjoyment or service. We employ it when we turn that service into a particular c...

Ex*un"gu*late (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Exungulated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Exungulating (?) .] [L. exungulare to lose the hoof, ex out, from + ungula . See Ungula .] To pare off...

7. (Phonetics) Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, making the opening more or less round in shape; rounded; labialized; labial. See Guide to Pronunciation ,...

Il*lu"sion (?) , n. [F. illusion , L. illusio , fr. illu dere, illusum , to illude. See Illude .] 1. An unreal image presented to the bodily or mental vision; a deceptive appear...

La"mi*a (?) , n. [L., fr. Gr. <?/.] (Class. Myth.) A monster capable of assuming a woman's form, who was said to devour human beings or suck their blood; a vampire; a sorceress;...

Trav"erse (?) , a. [OF. travers , L. transversus , p. p. of transvertere to turn or direct across. See Transverse , and cf. Travers .] Lying across; being in a direction across...

Bo*peep" (?) , n. [ Bo + peep .] The act of looking out suddenly, as from behind a screen, so as to startle some one (as by children in play), or of looking out and drawing sudd...

Hom"age (?) , n. [OF. homage , homenage , F. hommage , LL. hominaticum , homenaticum , from L. homo a man, LL. also, a client, servant, vassal; akin to L. humus earth, Gr.<?/ on...

Re*fract" (r?*fr$kt") , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Refracted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Refracting .] [L. refractus , p. p. of refringere ; pref. re- re- + frangere to break: cf. F. r\'82fract...

Rif"fle (?) , n. [CF. G. riffeln , riefeln , to groove. Cf. Rifle a gun.] (Mining) A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver...

Cairn (?) , n. [Gael. carn , gen. cairn , a heap: cf. Ir. & W. carn .] 1. A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a...

Dove (?) , n. [OE. dove , duve , douve , AS. d<?/fe ; akin to OS. d<?/ba , D. duif , OHG. t<?/ba , G. taube , Icel. d<?/fa , Sw. dufva , Dan. due , Goth. d<?/b<?/ ; perh. from t...

Fluting iron , a laundry iron for fluting ruffles; -- called also Italian iron , or gaufering iron . Knight. -- Fluting lathe , a machine for forming spiral flutes, as on balust...

Pla*nor"bis (?) , n. [NL., fr. L. planus flat + orbis a circle.] (Zo\'94l.) Any fresh-water air-breathing mollusk belonging to Planorbis and other allied genera, having shells o...

Cook (?) , n. [AS. c\'d3c , fr. l. cocus , coquus , coquus , fr. coquere to cook; akin to Gr. <?/, Skr. pac , and to E. apricot , biscuit , concoct , dyspepsia , precocious . Cf...

E*ryth`ro*gran"u*lose (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ red + E. granulose .] (Physiol. Chem.) A term applied by Br\'81cke to a substance present in small amount in starch granules, colored red...

Es"ter (?) , n. [A word invented by L. Gmelin, a German chemist.] (Chem.) An ethereal salt, or compound ether, consisting of an organic radical united with the residue of any ox...

Leech , n. [OE. leche , l\'91che , physician, AS. l<?/ce ; akin to Fries. l<?/tza , OHG. l\'behh\'c6 , Icel . l\'91knari , Sw. l\'84kare , Dan. l\'91ge , Goth. l<?/keis , AS. l\...

Marque (?) , n. [F. marque , in lettre de marque letter of marque, a commission with which the commandant of every armed vessel was obliged to be provided, under penalty of bein...

Ter`e*brat"u*la (?) , n. ; pl. Terebratul\'91 (#) . [Nl., dim. fr. terebratus , p.p., perforated.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of brachiopods which includes many living and some fossil s...

I`co*nog"ra*phy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a sketch or description; <?/ an image + <?/ of describe: cf. F. iconographie .] 1. The art or representation by pictures or images; the descrip...

2. (Law) (a) Immobility, or the fixed, permanent nature of real property; as, chattels which savor of the realty ; -- so written in legal language for reality . (b) Real estate;...

Bal*loon" fish` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) A fish of the genus Diodon or the genus Tetraodon , having the power of distending its body by taking air or water into its dilatable esophagus....

Call (?) , v. i. [ imp.& p. p. Called (?) ; p. r. & vb. n. Calling ] [OE. callen , AS. ceallin ; akin to Icel & Sw. kalla , Dan. kalde , D. kallen to talk, prate, Gr. <?/<?/<?/<...

1. The attribute of being so much, and not more or less; the property of being measurable, or capable of increase and decrease, multiplication and division; greatness; and more...

2. (Mus.) The quality or tone distinguishing voices or instruments; tone color; clang tint; as, the timbre of the voice; the timbre of a violin. See Tone , and Partial tones , u...

4. [Cf. NL. scopus umbretta , F. ombrette ; probably fr. L. umbra shade, in allusion to its dark brown color. See Umber a pigment.] (Zo\'94l.) An African wading bird ( Scopus um...

Gar"ri*son (?) , n. [OE. garnisoun , F. garnison garrison, in OF. & OE. also, provision, munitions, from garnir to garnish. See Garnish .] (Mil.) (a) A body of troops stationed...

&hand; The flowers are showy, and the fruit is sometimes highly esteemed (see Granadilla , and Maypop ). The roots and leaves are generally more or less noxious, and are used in...

&hand; Articulations may be immovable, when the bones are directly united (synarthrosis), or slightly movable, when they are united intervening substance (amphiarthrosis), or th...

Crosscut saw . (a) A saw, the teeth of which are so set as to adapt it for sawing wood crosswise of the grain rather than lengthwise. (b) A saw managed by two men, one at each e...

Gist (?) , n. [OF. giste abode, lodgings, F. g\'8cte , fr. g\'82sir to lie, L. jac<?/re , prop., to be thrown, hence, to lie, fr. jac <?/ re to throw. In the second sense fr. OF...

Bus"by (?) , n. ; pl. Busbies (<?/) . (Mil.) A military headdress or cap, used in the British army. It is of fur, with a bag, of the same color as the facings of the regiment, h...

Ch\'91"to*dont (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ hair + <?/, <?/, tooth.] (Zo\'94l.) A marine fish of the family Ch\'91todontid\'91 . The ch\'91todonts have broad, compressed bodies, and usuall...

Bag (?) , n. [OE. bagge ; cf. Icel. baggi , and also OF. bague , bundle, LL. baga .] 1. A sack or pouch, used for holding anything; as, a bag of meal or of money .

Coun`ter*check" (koun`t?r-ch?k") , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Counterchecked (-ch?ckt") ; p. pr. & vb. n. Counterchecking .] To oppose or check by some obstacle; to check by a return...

Re*but" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Rebutted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Rebutting .] [OF. reb<?/<?/ter to repulse, drive back; pref. re- + bouter to push, thrust. See 1st Butt , Boutade .]

Shun (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Shunned (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Shunning .] [OE. shunien , schunien , schonien , AS. scunian , sceonian ; cf. D. schuinen to slepe, schuin oblique,...

Tie , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tied (?) ( Obs . Tight (<?/) ); p. pr. & vb. n. Tying (?) .] [OE. ti<?/en , teyen , AS. t\'c6gan , ti\'82gan , fr. te\'a0g , te\'a0h , a rope; akin to...

Eaves (?) , n. pl. [OE. evese , pl. eveses , AS. efese eaves, brim, brink; akin to OHG. obisa , opasa , porch, hall, MHG. obse eaves, Icel. ups , Goth. ubizwa porch; cf. Icel. u...

Kin`e*si*at"rics (?) , n. [Gr. (<?/) motion (fr. <?/ to move) + (<?/) pertaining to medicine, fr. (<?/) a physician.] (Med.) A mode of treating disease by appropriate muscular m...

Rem"i*ges (r?m"?*j?z) , n. pl. ; sing. Remex . (r<?/"m<?/ks) . [L. remex , -igis , an oarsman.] (Zo\'94l.) The quill feathers of the wings of a bird.

Springhalt <Xpage= Air spring , Boiling spring , etc. See under Air , Boiling , etc. -- Spring back (Bookbinding) , a back with a curved piece of thin sheet iron or of stiff pas...

Sta"min (?) , n. [OF. estamine , F. \'82tamine , LL. staminea , stamineum , fr. L. stamineus consisting of threads, fr. stamen a thread. See Stamen , and cf. Stamineous , 2d Sta...

Blood baptism (Eccl. Hist.) , the martyrdom of those who had not been baptized. They were considered as baptized in blood, and this was regarded as a full substitute for literal...

Cat`a*di*op"tric (?) , Cat`a*di*op"tric*al (?) , a. [Pref. cata + dioptric : cf. F. catadioptrique .] (Physics) Pertaining to, produced by, or involving, both the reflection and...

Clinch (?) , n. 1. The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip; a grasp; a clamp; a holdfast; as, to get a good clinch of an antagonist, or of a w...

Dark lantern , a lantern with a single opening, which may be closed so as to conceal the light; -- called also bull's-eye . -- Lantern fly , Lantern carrier (Zo\'94l.) , any one...

Pony chaise , a light, low chaise, drawn by a pony or a pair of ponies. -- Pony engine , a small locomotive for switching cars from one track to another. [U.S.] -- Pony truck (L...

Sprunt <Xpage= Air spring , Boiling spring , etc. See under Air , Boiling , etc. -- Spring back (Bookbinding) , a back with a curved piece of thin sheet iron or of stiff pastebo...

Hot"press` (?) , v. t. To apply to, in conjunction with mechanical pressure, for the purpose of giving a smooth and glosay surface, or to express oil, etc.; as, to hotpress pape...

I*tin"er*ant (?) , a. [LL. itinerans , -antis , p. pr. of itinerare to make a journey, fr. L. iter , itineris , a walk, way, journey. See Errant , Issue .] Passing or traveling...

4. (Mech.) A strain, or change of shape, of an elastic body, consisting of an extension in one direction, an equal compression in a perpendicular direction, with an unchanged ma...

Vi*bra"tion (?) , n. [L. vibratio : cf. F. vibration .] 1. The act of vibrating, or the state of being vibrated, or in vibratory motion; quick motion to and fro; oscillation, as...

&hand; At common law a wager is considered as a legal contract which the courts must enforce unless it be on a subject contrary to public policy, or immoral, or tending to the d...

Pyx (?) , )</fl n. [L. pyxis a box, Gr. <?/ a box, especially of boxwood, fr. <?/ the box tree or boxwood. See Box a receptacle.] [Written also pix .] 1. ( R. C. Ch.) The box, c...

Tenement house , commonly, a dwelling house erected for the purpose of being rented, and divided into separate apartments or tenements for families. The term is often applied to...

Ter"ri*er , n. 1. [F. terrier , chien terrier , from terre the earth, L. terra ; cf. F. terrier a burrow, LL. terrarium a hillock (hence the sense, a mound thrown up in making a...

Chape (?) , n. [F., a churchman's cope, a cover, a chape, fr. L. cappa . See Cap .] 1. The piece by which an object is attached to something, as the frog of a scabbard or the me...

Bastard file , Cross file , etc. See under Bastard , Cross , etc. -- Cross-cut file , a file having two sets of teeth crossing obliquely. -- File blank , a steel blank shaped an...

Pitch (?) , v. t. [OE. picchen ; akin to E. pick , pike .] 1. To throw, generally with a definite aim or purpose; to cast; to hurl; to toss; as, to pitch quoits; to pitch hay; t...

Tow (?) , n. [OE. tow , AS. tow , akin to OD. touw , Icel. <?/ a tuft of wool for spinning; cf. E. taw , v.t.] The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the fin...

4. That which possesses or exemplifies characteristic qualities; the representative. Specifically: (a) (Biol.) A general form or structure common to a number of individuals; hen...

Wear (?) , v. t. [Cf. Veer .] (Naut.) To cause to go about, as a vessel, by putting the helm up , instead of alee as in tacking, so that the vessel's bow is turned away from, an...

Dressing case , a case of toilet utensils. -- Dressing forceps , a variety of forceps, shaped like a pair of scissors, used in dressing wounds. -- Dressing gown , a light gown,...

Ge*od"e*sy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/; <?/, <?/, the earth + <?/ to divide: cf. F. g\'82od\'82sie .] (Math.) That branch of applied mathematics which determines, by means of observations...

Hav"ior (?) , n. [OE. havour , a corruption of OF. aveir , avoir , a having, of same origin as E. aver a work horse. The h is due to confusion with E. have .] Behavior; demeanor...

- To make free with . See under Free , a. -- To make good . See under Good . -- To make head , to make headway. -- To make light of . See under Light , a. -- To make little of ....

Re*ver"ber*ate (?) , a. [L. reverberatus , p. p. of reverberare to strike back, repel; pref. re- re- + verberare to lash, whip, beat, fr. verber a lash, whip, rod.] 1. Reverbera...

Rip , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ripped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Ripping .] [Cf. AS. r&ymac;pan , also Sw. repa to ripple flax, D. repelen , G. reffen , riffeln , and E. raff , raffle ....

2. Hence, anything graduated, especially when employed as a measure or rule, or marked by lines at regular intervals. Specifically: (a) A mathematical instrument, consisting of...

Spire , n. [OE. spire , spir , a blade of grass, a young shoot, AS. sp\'c6r ; akin to G. spier a blade of grass, Dan. spire a sprout, sprig, Sw. spira a spar, Icel. sp\'c6ra .]...

Ges*tic"u*late (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Gesticulated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Gesticulating .] [L. gesticulatus , p. p. of gesticulari to gesticulate, fr. gesticulus a mimic gest...

Green"stone` (gr&emac;n"st&omac;n`) , n. [So called from a tinge of green in the color.] (Geol.) A name formerly applied rather loosely to certain dark-colored igneous rocks, in...

Bar"me*cide (?) , n. [A prince of the Barmecide family, who, as related in the "Arabian Nights' Tales", pretended to set before the hungry Shacabac food, on which the latter pre...

Bour"don` (?) , n. [F. See Burden a refrain.] (Mus.) (a) A drone bass, as in a bagpipe, or a hurdy-gurdy. See Burden (of a song.) (b) A kind of organ stop.

Crab (kr?b) , n. [AS. crabba ; akin to D. krab , G . krabbe , krebs , Icel. krabbi , Sw. krabba , Dan. krabbe , and perh. to E. cramp . Cf. Crawfish .] 1. (Zo\'94l.) One of the...

Scranch (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Scranched (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Scranching .] [Cf. D. schransen to eat greedily, G. schranzen . Cf. Crunch , Scrunch .] To grind with the teet...

Thy (?) , pron. [OE. thi , shortened from thin . See Thine , Thou .] Of thee, or belonging to thee; the more common form of thine , possessive case of thou ; -- used always attr...

Wan"ton (?) , a. [OE. wantoun , contr. from wantowen ; pref. wan- wanting (see Wane , v. i. ), hence expressing negation + towen , p. p., AS. togen , p. p. of te\'a2n to draw, t...

Cap (?) , n. [OE. cappe , AS. c\'91ppe , cap, cape, hood, fr. LL, cappa , capa ; perhaps of Iberian origin, as Isidorus of Seville mentions it first: " Capa , quia quasi totum c...

-- To cry out , to proclaim; to shout."Your gesture cries it out ." Shak . -- To cry quits , to propose, or declare, the abandonment of a contest. -- To cry up , to enhance the...

Drum"mond light` (?) . [From Thomas Drummond , a British naval officer.] A very intense light, produced by turning two streams of gas, one oxygen and the other hydrogen, or coal...

Her*maph"ro*dite (?) , n. [L. hermaphroditus , Gr. <?/, so called from the mythical story that Hermaphroditus , son of Hermes and Aphrodite, when bathing, became joined in one b...

Lan"cet (?) , n. [F. lancette , dim. of lance lance. See Lance .] 1. A surgical instrument of various forms, commonly sharp-pointed and two-edged, used in venesection, and in op...

To trust in , To trust on , to place confidence in,; to rely on; to depend. " Trust in the Lord, and do good." Ps. xxxvii. 3 . "A priest . . . on whom we trust ." Chaucer.

U`ro*glau"cin (?) , n. [1st uro- + L. glaucus bright.] (Physiol. Chem.) A body identical with indigo blue, occasionally found in the urine in degeneration of the kidneys. It is...

Crou`ton" (kr??`t?n") , n. [F. cro<?/ton , fr. cro<?/te a crust.] (Cookery) Bread cut in various forms, and fried lightly in butter or oil, to garnish hashes, etc.

Ground angling , angling with a weighted line without a float. -- Ground annual (Scots Law) , an estate created in land by a vassal who instead of selling his land outright rese...

He"lot (?; 277) , n. [L. Helotes , Hilotae , pl., fr. Gr. E'e`lws and E'elw`ths a bondman or serf of the Spartans; so named from 'Elos , a town of Laconia, whose inhabitants wer...

Lit"to*ri"na (?) , n. [NL. See Littoral .] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of small pectinibranch mollusks, having thick spiral shells, abundant between tides on nearly all rocky seacoasts....

Re*main" (r?-m?n") , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Remained (-m?nd") ; p. pr. & vb. n. Remaining .] [OF. remaindre , remanoir , L. remanere ; pref. re- re- + manere to stay, remain. See...

Wa"si*um (?) , n. [NL. So called from Wasa , or Vasa , the name of a former royal family of Sweden.] (Chem.) A rare element supposed by Bahr to have been extracted from wasite,...

8. (Mus.) (a) The close or fall of a strain; the point of rest, commonly reached by the immediate succession of the tonic to the dominant chord. (b) A cadenza , or closing embel...

1. A weight used in southern Europe and East for heavy articles. It varies in different localities; thus, at Rome it is nearly 75 pounds, in Sardinia nearly 94 pounds, in Cairo...

Gems"bok (?) , n. [D.; akin to G. gemsbock the male or buck of the chamois; gemse chamois, goat of the Alps + bock buck.] (Zo\'94l.) A South African antelope ( Oryx Capensis ),...

Pipe (?) , n. [AS. p\'c6pe , probably fr. L. pipare , pipire , to chirp; of imitative origin. Cf. Peep , Pibroch , Fife .] 1. A wind instrument of music, consisting of a tube or...

Bat"tel*er (?) , Bat"tler (?) , n. [See 2d Battel , n. ] A student at Oxford who is supplied with provisions from the buttery; formerly, one who paid for nothing but what he cal...

Common bar (Law) Same as Blank bar , under Blank . -- Common barrator (Law) , one who makes a business of instigating litigation. -- Common Bench , a name sometimes given to the...

Red-gum <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. Th...

Twill (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Twilled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Twilling .] [Scotch tweel ; probably from LG. twillen to make double, from twi- two; akin to AS. twi- , E. twi- in...

Crick"et (kr?k"?t) , n. [OE. criket , OF. crequet , criquet ; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. creak ; cf. D. kriek a cricket. See Creak .] (Zo\'94l.) An orthopterous inse...

Warm"-blood`ed (?) , a. (Physiol.) Having warm blood; -- applied especially to those animals, as birds and mammals, which have warm blood, or, more properly, the power of mainta...

Syn. -- Massacre , Butchery , Carnage . Massacre denotes the promiscuous slaughter of many who can not make resistance, or much resistance. Butchery refers to cold-blooded cruel...

Snow bunting . (Zo\'94l.) See Snowbird , 1. -- Snow cock (Zo\'94l.) , the snow pheasant. -- Snow flea (Zo\'94l.) , a small black leaping poduran ( Achorutes nivicola ) often fou...

As*sem"bly (#) , n. ; pl. Assemblies (#) . [F. assembl\'82e , fr. assembler . See Assemble .] 1. A company of persons collected together in one place, and usually for some commo...

2. A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath; (Phonetics) one of consonants p , b , t , d , k , g , which are sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice. [See...

Re*mote" (r?-m?t") , a. [ Compar. Remoter (-?r) ; superl. Remotest .] [L. remotus , p. p. of removere to remove. See Remove .] 1. Removed to a distance; not near; far away; dist...

Rep"u*ta*ble (r?p"?-t?-b'l) , a. [From Repute .] Having, or worthy of, good repute; held in esteem; honorable; praiseworthy; as, a reputable man or character; reputable conduct.

2. A mechanician; an artisan; an artificer; one who practices any mechanic art; one skilled or employed in shaping and uniting materials, as wood, metal, etc., into any kind of...

3. (Gram.) Implying privation or negation; giving a negative force to a word; as, alpha privative ; privative particles ; -- applied to such prefixes and suffixes as a- (Gr. <?/...

Wher"ry (?) , n. ; pl. Wherries (#) . [Cf. Icel. hverfr shifty, crank, hverfa to turn, E. whirl , wharf .] (Naut.) (a) A passenger barge or lighter plying on rivers; also, a kin...

An`a*di*plo"sis (#) , n. [L., fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ + <?/ to double, <?/, <?/, twofold, double.] (Rhet.) A repetition of the last word or any prominent word in a sentence or clause,...

Harm (?) , n. [OE. harm , hearm , AS. hearm ; akin to OS. harm , G. harm grief, Icel. harmr , Dan. harme , Sw . harm ; cf. OSlav. & Russ. sram' shame, Skr. crama toil, fatigue.]...

Down in the mouth , chapfallen; of dejected countenance; depressed; discouraged. [Obs. or Colloq.] -- Mouth friend , one who professes friendship insincerely. Shak . -- Mouth gl...

To stave and tail , in bear baiting, ( to stave ) to interpose with the staff, doubtless to stop the bear; ( to tail ) to hold back the dog by the tail. Nares.

5. (Law) (a) An undertaking, on sufficient consideration, in writing and under seal, to do or to refrain from some act or thing; a contract; a stipulation; also, the document or...

Cadet's fuming liquid (Chem.) , alkarsin. -- Fuming liquor of Libsvius (Old Chem.) , stannic chloride; the chloride of tin, SnCl4 , forming a colorless, mobile liquid which fume...

2. That which is gathered, collected, or brought together ; as: (a) A crowd; an assembly; a congregation. (b) A charitable contribution; a collection. (c) A tumor or boil suppur...

Mete (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Meted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Meting .] [AS. metan ; akin to D. meten , G. messen , OHG. mezzan , Icel. meta , Sw. m\'84ta , Goth. mitan , L. modus mea...

Pan (?) , n. [L., fr. Gr. <?/.] (Gr. Myth.) The god of shepherds, guardian of bees, and patron of fishing and hunting. He is usually represented as having the head and trunk of...

Tamp (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tamped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tamping .] [Cf. F. tamponner to plug or stop. See Tampion .] 1. In blasting, to plug up with clay, earth, dry sand,...

Sea" horse` (?) . 1. A fabulous creature, half horse and half fish, represented in classic mythology as driven by sea dogs or ridden by the Nereids. It is also depicted in heral...

4. To render useless by injury; to injure fatally; to ruin; to destroy; as, to spoil paper; to have the crops spoiled by insects; to spoil the eyes by reading.

Tel`o*dy*nam"ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ far + E. dynamic .] Relating to a system for transmitting power to a distance by means of swiftly moving ropes or cables driving grooved pulley...

&hand; The uterus is simply an enlargement of the oviduct, and in the lower mammals there is one on each side, but in the higher forms the two become more or less completely uni...

Veiny <Xpage= Vegetable alkali (Chem.) , an alkaloid. -- Vegetable brimstone . (Bot.) See Vegetable sulphur , below. -- Vegetable butter (Bot.) , a name of several kinds of conc...

Ren"dez*vous (r?n"d?-v&oomac; &or; r?n"-; 277) , v. i. [ imp. &. p. p. Rendezvoused (-v&oomac;d) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Rendezvousing (-v&oomac;*?ng) .] To assemble or meet at a part...

Trom"bone (?) , n. [It., aug. of tromba a trumpet: cf. F. trombone . See Trump a trumpet.] 1. (Mus.) A powerful brass instrument of the trumpet kind, thought by some to be the a...

Vel"li*cate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Vellicated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Vellicating .] [L. vellicatus , p. p. of vellicare to twitch, fr. vellere to pluck, pull.] To twitch; to...

Pri"ma*ry (?) , a. [L. primarius , fr. primus first: cf. F. primaire . See Prime , a. , and cf. Premier , Primero .] 1. First in order of time or development or in intention; pr...

Unifilar magnetometer (Physics) , an instrument which consists of a magnetic bar suspended at its center of gravity by a long thread, constituting a delicate means for accuratel...

Bo"na fi"de (?) . [L.] In or with good faith; without fraud or deceit; real or really; actual or actually; genuine or genuinely; as, you must proceed bona fide ; a bona fide pur...

Fla"men (?) , n. ; pl. E. Flammens (#) , L. Flamines (#) . [L.] (Rom. Antiq.) A priest devoted to the service of a particular god, from whom he received a distinguishing epithet...

Ra"cy (?) , a. [ Compar. Racier (?) ; superl. Raciest .] [From Race a tribe, family.] 1. Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of t...

To settle on &or; upon , to confer upon by permanent grant; to assure to. "I . . . have settled upon him a good annuity." Addison . -- To settle the land (Naut.) , to cause it t...

Ba`si*sphe"noid (?) , Ba`si*sphe*noid"al (?) , a. [ Basi- + spheroid .] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to that part of the base of the cranium between the basioccipital and the presph...

Bit , n. [OE. bite , AS. bita , fr. b\'c6tan to bite; akin to D. beet , G. bissen bit, morsel, Icel. biti . See Bite , v ., and cf. Bit part of a bridle.] 1. A part of anything,...

Can"dock (?) n. [Prob. fr. can + dock (the plant). Cf. G. kannenkraut horsetail, lit. "canweed."] (Bot.) A plant or weed that grows in rivers; a species of of Equisetum ; also,...

Fon"ta*nel` (?) , n. [F. fontanelle , prop., a little fountain, fr. fontaine fountain. See Fountain .] 1. (Med.) An issue or artificial ulcer for the discharge of humors from th...

Syn. -- Invasion , Irruption , Inroad . Invasion is the generic term, denoting a forcible entrance into a foreign country. Incursion signifies a hasty and sudden invasion. Irrup...

1. (Zo\'94l.) A quadruped of the genus Canis , esp. the domestic dog ( C. familiaris ). The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals for intelligence, docil...

Apple blight , an aphid which injures apple trees. See Blight , n. -- Apple borer (Zo\'94l.) , a coleopterous insect (Saperda candida or bivittata) , the larva of which bores in...

Mas"cle (?) , n. [OF. mascle , F. macle , L. macula spot, mesh of a net, LL. macula , macla , mascla a scale of a coat of mail. See Mail armor.] (Her.) A lozenge voided.

Rec"re*ment (r?k"r?*m e nt) , n. [L. recrementum ; pref. re- re- + cernere , cretum , to separate, sift: cf. F. r\'82cr\'82ment .] 1. Superfluous matter separated from that whic...

Rid"dle (?) , n. [OE. ridil , AS. hridder ; akin to G. reiter , L. cribrum , and to Gr. <?/<?/<?/ to distinguish, separate, and G. rein clean. See Crisis , Certain .] 1. A sieve...

Cre"sol (kr?"s?l) , n. [From Creosote .] (Chem.) Any one of three metameric substances, CH3.C6H4.OH , homologous with and resembling phenol. They are obtained from coal tar and...

2. (Opt.) An instrument for determining the magnifying power of telescopes, consisting usually of a doubleimage micrometer applied to the eye end of a telescope for measuring ac...

Milk"wort` (?) , n. (Bot.) A genus of plants ( Polygala ) of many species. The common European P. vulgaris was supposed to have the power of producing a flow of milk in nurses.

Ox*yr"rho*dine (?) , n. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/ (sc. <?/<?/<?/); 'oxy`s acid + <?/<?/<?/<?/ made of roses, <?/<?/<?/<?/ rose.] (Med.) A mixture of two parts of the oil of roses with one...

3. That on which anything moves by sliding. Specifically: (a) An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, esp. one constructed on a mountain side for...

Syl"van*ite (?) , n. [So called from Tran sylvania , where it was first found.] (Min.) A mineral, a telluride of gold and silver, of a steel-gray, silver-white, or brass-yellow...

Wax (?) , v. i. [ imp. Waxed (?) ; p. p. Waxed , and Obs. or Poetic Waxen (<?/) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Waxing .] [AS. weaxan ; akin to OFries. waxa , D. wassen , OS. & OHG. wahsan ,...

Fire"worm` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The larva of a small tortricid moth which eats the leaves of the cranberry, so that the vines look as if burned; -- called also cranberry worm .

Glare , a. [See Glary , and Glare , n. ] Smooth and bright or translucent; -- used almost exclusively of ice; as, skating on glare ice . [U. S.] <-- used generally of reflection...

Mu"set (?) , n. [OF. mussette , dim. of musse , muce , a hiding place, fr. F. musser , OF. mucier , muchier , to conceal, hide. Cf. Micher .] A small hole or gap through which a...

4. In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation point; as, teach the pupil to mind the pauses .

Sen"ate (?) , n. [OE. senat , F. s\'82nat , fr. L. senatus , fr. senex , gen. senis , old, an old man. See Senior , Sir .] 1. An assembly or council having the highest deliberat...

Test (?) , Tes"ta (?) , n. ; pl. E. Tests (#) , L. Test\'91 (#) . [L. testa a piece of burned clay, a broken piece of earthenware, a shell. See Test a cupel.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) The...

5. Any small decorative object worn on the person, as a seal, a key, a silver whistle, or the like. Bunches of charms are often worn at the watch chain.

De*gen`er*a"tion*ist , n. (Biol.) A believer in the theory of degeneration, or hereditary degradation of type; as, the degenerationists hold that savagery is the result of degen...

Mop head . (a) The end of a mop, to which the thrums or rags are fastened . (b) A clamp for holding the thrums or rags of a mop . [U.S.]

U`ni*sex"u*al (?) , a. [ Uni- + sexual : cf. F. unisexuel .] (Biol.) Having one sex only, as plants which have the male and female flowers on separate individuals, or animals in...

4. That in or through which one walks; place or distance walked over; a place for walking; a path or avenue prepared for foot passengers, or for taking air and exercise; way; ro...

Weave (?) , v. t. [ imp. Wove (?) ; p. p. Woven (?) , Wove ; p. pr. & vb. n. Weaving . The regular imp. & p. p. Weaved (<?/) , is rarely used.] [OE. weven , AS. wefan ; akin to...

Boarding school , Common school , District school , Normal school , etc. See under Boarding , Common , District , etc. -- High school , a free public school nearest the rank of...

Neb"u*la (?) , n. ; pl. Nebul\'91 (#) . [L., mist, cloud; akin to Gr. <?/, <?/, cloud, mist, G. nebel mist, OHG. nebul , D. nevel , Skr. nabhas cloud, mist. Cf. Nebule .] 1. (As...

10. About the number, time, or quantity specified; thereabouts; more or less; as, I will spend a week or so in the country; I have read only a page or so . <-- s.b. collocation...

Wel"kin (?) , n. [OE. welken , welkene , welkne , wolcne , weolcne , AS. wolcen , pl. wolcnu , a cloud; akin to D. wolk , OFries. wolken , OS. wolkan , G. wolke , OHG. wolchan ,...

2. (Law) An instrument in writing, under seal, in an epistolary form, issued from the proper authority, commanding the performance or nonperformance of some act by the person to...

Ftic"tion (?) , n. [L. frictio , fr. fricare , frictum ,to rub: cf. F. friction . See Fray to rub, arid cf. Dentifrice .] 1. The act of rubbing the surface of one body against t...

Indicative mood (Gram.) , that mood or form of the verb which indicates, that is, which simply affirms or denies or inquires; as, he writes ; he is not writing ; has the mail ar...

Re*ful"gent (r?*f?l"j e nt) , a. [L. refulgens , p. pr. of refulgere to flash back, to shine bright; pref. re- re- + fulgere to shine. See Fulgent .] Casting a bright light; rad...

1. (Metaph.) The opinion or doctrine that everything in nature, being the work of God, is ordered for the best, or that the ordering of things in the universe is such as to prod...

&hand; Some of the varieties are used as beasts of burden, and some fore for riding, while others are raised for their milk and flesh. The Brahmin bull, regarded as sacred by th...

Co"coa (?) , n. , Co"coa palm` (?) [Sp. & Pg. coco cocoanut, in Sp. also, cocoa palm. The Portuguese name is said to have been given from the monkeylike face at the base of the...

Commissary general , an officer in charge of some special department of army service ; as: (a) The officer in charge of the commissariat and transport department, or of the ordi...

Gray"wacke` (?) , n. [G. grauwacke ; grau gray + wacke wacke. See Gray , and Wacke , and cf. Grauwacke .] (Geol.) A conglomerate or grit rock, consisting of rounded pebbles sand...

Rous*sette" (?) , n. [F.; -- so called in allusion to the color. See Russet .] 1. (Zo\'94l.) A fruit bat, especially the large species ( Pieropus vulgaris ) inhabiting the islan...

(b) To happen; to befall; to chance. "There fell out a bloody quarrel betwixt the frogs and the mice." L'Estrange . (c) (Mil.) To leave the ranks, as a soldier. -- To fall over...

Grave , a. [ Compar. Graver (gr&amac;v"&etil;r) ; superl. Gravest. ] [F., fr. L. gravis heavy; cf. It. & Sp. grave heavy, grave. See Grief. ] 1. Of great weight; heavy; ponderou...

Ar"il (#) , A*ril"lus (#) , n. [From LL. arilli dry grapes, perh. fr. L. aridus dry: cf. F,. arille .] (Bot.) A exterior covering, forming a false coat or appendage to a seed, a...

Bamboo partridge (Zo\'94l.) , a spurred partridge of the genus Bambusicola . Several species are found in China and the East Indies. -- Night partridge (Zo\'94l.) , the woodcock...

Ac*cel"er*ate (#) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Accelerated (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Accelerating .] [L. acceleratus , p. p. of accelerare ; ad + celerare to hasten; celer quick. See Cele...

Cha"ja (?) , n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) The crested screamer of Brazil ( Palamedea, &or; Chauna, chavaria ), so called in imitation of its notes; -- called also chauna , and f...

Pardon , remission . -- Forgiveness , Pardon . Forgiveness is Anglo-Saxon, and pardon Norman French, both implying a giving back . The word pardon , being early used in our Bibl...

2. Of or pertaining to the office of a minister or to the ministry as a body, whether civil or sacerdotal. " Ministerial offices." Bacon . "A ministerial measure." Junius . " Mi...

Crea"ture (kr?"t?r; 135) , n. [F. cr<?/ature , L. creatura . See Create .] 1. Anything created; anything not self-existent; especially, any being created with life; an animal; a...

Ex*cess" (?) , n. [OE. exces , excess , ecstasy, L. excessus a going out, loss of self-possession, fr. excedere , excessum , to go out, go beyond: cf. F. exc\'8as . See Exceed ....

Heart"wood` (?) , n. The hard, central part of the trunk of a tree, consisting of the old and matured wood, and usually differing in color from the outer layers. It is technical...

O*gyg"i*an (?) , a. [L. Ogygius , Gr. <?/.] Of or pertaining to Ogyges, a mythical king of ancient Attica, or to a great deluge in Attica in his days; hence, primeval; of obscur...

3. (Gram.) The state of two nouns or pronouns, put in the same case, without a connecting word between them; as, I admire Cicero, the orator . Here, the second noun explains or...

Cul"prit (k?l"pr?t) , n. [Prob. corrupted for culpate , fr. Law Latin culpatus the accused, p . p . of L. culpare to blame. See Culpable .] 1. One accused of, or ar<?/aigned for...

<-- letters refer to illustration --> &hand; It consists of a chamber, containing air or a liquid, in which a piston ( a ), attached to the weight, falls freely until it enters...

2. (Arch.) Pertaining to the Ionic order of architecture, one of the three orders invented by the Greeks, and one of the five recognized by the Italian writers of the sixteenth...

Li*ba"tion (?) , n. [L. libatio , fr. libare to take a little from anything, to taste, to pour out as an offering: cf. F. libation .] The act of pouring a liquid or liquor, usua...

Sab`a*dil"la (?) , n. [Sp. cebadilla .] (Bot.) A Mexican liliaceous plant ( Sch\'91nocaulon officinale ); also, its seeds, which contain the alkaloid veratrine. It was formerly...

Sheep"ber`ry (?) , n. (Bot.) The edible fruit of a small North American tree of the genus Viburnum ( V. Lentago ), having white flowers in flat cymes; also, the tree itself. Cal...

Te*nac"u*lum (?) , n. ; pl. L. Tenacula (#) ; E. Tenaculums (#) . [L., a holder, fr. tenere to hold. Cf. Tenaille .] (Surg.) An instrument consisting of a fine, sharp hook attac...

Es*quire" (?) , n. [OF. escuyer , escuier , properly, a shield-bearer, F. \'82cuyer shield-bearer, armor-bearer, squire of a knight, esquire, equerry, rider, horseman, LL. scuta...

6. Any mechanical hold, or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle, capstan, and the like; also, the apparatus, tackle, or device...

String"piece` (?) , n. (Arch.) (a) A long piece of timber, forming a margin or edge of any piece of construction; esp.: (b) One of the longitudinal pieces, supporting the treads...

Wich"i*tas (?) , n. pl. ; sing. Wichita (<?/) . (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians native of the region between the Arkansas and Red rivers. They are related to the Pawnees. See Pawne...

Wire"worm` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) One of the larv\'91 of various species of snapping beetles, or elaters; -- so called from their slenderness and the uncommon hardness of the i...

2. (Law) An allowance made to a wife out of her husband's estate or income for her support, upon her divorce or legal separation from him, or during a suit for the same.

5. (Eng. & Amer. Universities) A foundation for the maintenance, on certain conditions, of a scholar called a fellow, who usually resides at the university. <-- why "foundation"...

3. In the University of Oxford, an examiner for moderations; at Cambridge, the superintendant of examinations for degrees; at Dublin, either the first (senior) or second (junior...

2. Having the figure of an egg; oblong and curvilinear, with one end broader than the other, or with both ends of about the same breadth; in popular usage, elliptical.

To protest a bill &or; note (Law) , to make a solemn written declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against all parties liable for any loss or damage to be sustained...

Hom"i*cide (?) , n. [F., fr. L. homicidium , fr. homicida a man slayer; homo man + caedere to cut, kill. See Homage , and cf. Concise , Shed , v. t. ] 1. The killing of one huma...

&hand; Moroseness is not precisely peevishness or fretfulness , though often accompained with it. It denotes more of silence and severity, or ill-humor, than the irritability or...

O`mo*ster"num (?) , n. [ Omo- + sternum .] (Anat.) (a) The anterior element of the sternum which projects forward from between the clavicles in many batrachians and is usually t...

Wa"ter thrush` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) (a) A North American bird of the genus Seiurus , belonging to the Warbler family, especially the common species ( S. Noveboracensis ). (b) The Eu...

Blame , n. [OE. blame , fr. F. bl\'83me , OF. blasme , fr. bl\'83mer , OF. blasmer , to blame. See Blame , v .] 1. An expression of disapprobation fir something deemed to be wro...

&hand; The cathartics are more energetic and certain in action that the laxatives , which simply increase the tendency to alvine evacuation; and less powerful and irritaint that...

En*vi"ron (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Environed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Environing .] [F. environner , fr. environ about, thereabout; pref. en- (L. in ) + OF. viron circle, circuit...

Le"vite (?) , n. [L. Levites , Gr. <?/ fr. Heb. Levi , one of the sons of Jacob.] 1. (Bib. Hist.) One of the tribe or family of Levi; a descendant of Levi; esp., one subordinate...

Lace pillow , a cushion used in making hand-wrought lace. -- Pillow bier [OE. pilwebere ; cf. LG. b\'81re a pillowcase] , a pillowcase; pillow slip. [Obs.] Chaucer . -- Pillow b...

Ran"sack (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ransacked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Ransacking .] [OE. ransaken , Icel, rannsaka to explore, examine; rann a house (akin to Goth. razn house, AS....

The"ca (?) , n. ; pl. Thec\'91 (#) . [L., fr. Gr. <?/ a case to put anything in. See Tick a cover.] 1. A sheath; a case; as, the theca , or cell, of an anther; the theca , or sp...

Barren flower , a flower which has only stamens without a pistil, or which as neither stamens nor pistils. -- Barren Grounds (Geog.) , a vast tract in British America northward...

Bride (?) , n. [OE. bride , brid , brude , brud , burd , AS. br<?/d ; akin to OFries. breid , OSax. br<?/d , D. bruid , OHG. pr<?/t , br<?/t , G. braut , Icel. br<?/<?/r , Sw. &...

I applied myself to the perusal of our writers; and noting whatever might be of use to ascertain or illustrate any word or phrase, accumulated in time the materials of a diction...

Knoll (?) , n. [AS. cnoll ; akin to G. knolle , knollen , clod, lump, knob, bunch, OD. knolle ball, bunch, Sw. kn\'94l , Dan. knold .] A little round hill; a mound; a small elev...

Maltese cat (Zo\'94l.) , a mouse-colored variety of the domestic cat. -- Maltese cross . See Illust . 5, of Cross . -- Maltese dog (Zo\'94l.) , a breed of small terriers, having...

Mar , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Marred (m\'84rd) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Marring .] [OE. marren , merren , AS. merran , myrran (in comp.), to obstruct, impede, dissipate; akin to OS. merri...

Battle royal . See under Battle . -- Royal bay (Bot.) , the classic laurel ( Laurus nobilis .) -- Royal eagle . (Zo\'94l.) See Golden eagle , under Golden . -- Royal fern (Bot.)...

2. (Textile Manuf.) A machine in which cotton or wool is opened and cleansed by the action of long spikes projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded with similar...

Bunsen's burner (Chem.) , a kind of burner, invented by Professor Bunsen of Heidelberg, consisting of a straight tube, four or five inches in length, having small holes for the...

Ep`i*tha*la"mi*um (?) , n. ; pl. Epithalamiums (#) , L. Epithalamia (#) . [L., fr. Gr. <?/ , orig. an adj., nuptial; <?/ upon, at + <?/ bride chamber.] A nuptial song, or poem i...

Fas"ci*ole (?) , n. [L. fasciola a little bandage. See Fascia .] (Zo\'94l.) A band of minute tubercles, bearing modified spines, on the shells of spatangoid sea urchins. See Spa...

(b) (Eng. Law) A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease .

Man"i*chord (?) , Man`i*chor"don (?) , [L. monochordon , Gr. <?/; -- so called because it orig. had only one string. See Monochord .] (Mus.) The clavichord or clarichord; -- cal...

Mil"reis` (?) , n. [Pg. mil reis , i. e., one thousand reis; mil a thousand + reis , pl. of real a rei.] A Portuguese money of account rated in the treasury department of the Un...

Nup"tial (?) , a. [L. nuptialis , fr. nuptiae marriage, wedding, fr. nubere , nuptum , prop., to cover, to veil, hence, to marry, as the head of the bride was covered with a vei...

Repeating circle . See the Note under Circle , n. , 3. -- Repeating decimal (Arith.) , a circulating decimal. See under Decimal . -- Repeating firearm , a firearm that may be di...

Ship"worm` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any long, slender, worm-shaped bivalve mollusk of Teredo and allied genera. The shipworms burrow in wood, and are destructive to wooden ships, pil...

Ver"so (?) , n. [L. versus , p. p. of vertere to turn: cf. F. verso .] (Print.) The reverse, or left-hand, page of a book or a folded sheet of paper; -- opposed to recto .

2. Anything consecrated and offered to God, or to a divinity; an immolated victin, or an offering of any kind, laid upon an altar, or otherwise presented in the way of religious...

Spuller <Xpage= Air spring , Boiling spring , etc. See under Air , Boiling , etc. -- Spring back (Bookbinding) , a back with a curved piece of thin sheet iron or of stiff pasteb...

Va*risse" (?) , n. [Cf. F. varice varix. Cf. Varix .] (Far.) An imperfection on the inside of the hind leg in horses, different from a curb, but at the same height, and frequent...

Dex"trose` (?) , n. [See Dexter .] (Chem.) A sirupy, or white crystalline, variety of sugar, C6H12O6 (so called from turning the plane of polarization to the right), occurring i...

Syn. -- Compassion; mercy; commiseration; condolence; sympathy, fellow-suffering; fellow-feeling. -- Pity , Sympathy , Compassion . Sympathy is literally fellow-feeling , and th...

Sal"low (?) , n. [OE. salwe , AS. sealth ; akin to OHG. salaha , G. salwiede , Icel. selja L. salix , Ir. sail , saileach , Gael. seileach , W. helyg , Gr. <?/.] 1. The willow;...

Advocacy <Xpage= Ad`ver*sa*ry (#) , n. ; pl. Adversaries (#) . [OE. adversarie , direct fr. the Latin, and adversaire , fr. OF. adversier , aversier , fr. L. adversarius (a.) tu...

As . . . as . See So . . . as , under So . -- As far as , to the extent or degree. " As far as can be ascertained." Macaulay . -- As far forth as , as far as. [Obs.] Chaucer. --...

23. (Surv.) A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or...

Syn. -- Earnest; ardent; vehement; hot; impetuous; fervent; intense; impassioned; zealous; forward. See Earnest . -- Eager , Earnest . Eager marks an excited state of desire or...

Gy"rate (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Gyrated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Gyrating .] [L. gyratus , p. p. of gyrare to gyrate . See Gyre , n. ] To revolve round a central point; to move...

(a) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subject...

Blis"ter (?) , n. [OE.; akin to OD. bluyster , fr. the same root as blast , bladder , blow . See Blow to eject wind.] 1. A vesicle of the skin, containing watery matter or serum...

Boy"au (?) , n. ; pl. Boyaux or Boyaus (#) . [F. boyau gut, a long and narrow place, and (of trenches) a branch. See Bowel .] (Fort.) A winding or zigzag trench forming a path o...

Col"lop (?) , n. [Of uncertain origin; cf. OF. colp blow, stroke, piece, F. coup , fr. L. colophus buffet, cuff, Gr. <?/] [Written also colp .] 1. A small slice of meat; a piece...

Drom"e*da*ry (?) , n. ; pl. Dromedaries (#) . [F. dromadaire , LL. dromedarius , fr. L. dromas (sc. camelus ), fr. Gr. <?/ running, from <?/, used as aor. of <?/ to run; cf. Skr...

Ec*cle`si*as"tic (?; 277) , a. [L. ecclesiasticus , Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ an assembly of citizens called out by the crier; also, the church, fr. <?/ called out, fr. <?/ to call out;...

-- Hand over hand , Hand over fist , by passing the hands alternately one before or above another; as, to climb hand over hand ; also, rapidly; as, to come up with a chase hand...

Ler*n\'91"a (?) , n. [NL., fr. L. Lernaeus Lern\'91an, fr. Lerna , Gr. <?/, a forest and marsh near Argos, the mythological abode of the hydra.] (Zo\'94l.) A Linn\'91an genus of...

Lik"en (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Likened (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Likening .] [OE. liknen . See Like , a. ] 1. To allege, or think, to be like; to represent as like; to compare; a...

Si*ci`li*a"no (?) , n. [It., Sicilian.] A Sicilian dance, resembling the pastorale, set to a rather slow and graceful melody in 12-8 or 6-8 measure; also, the music to the dance.

De*pose" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Deposed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Deposing .] [FF. d\'82poser , in the sense of L. deponere to put down; but from pref. d\'82- (L. de ) + poser t...

&hand; Hear , or Hear him , is often used in the imperative, especially in the course of a speech in English assemblies, to call attention to the words of the speaker.

Sothiac , &or; Sothic , year (Chronol.) , the Egyptian year of 365 days and 6 hours, as distinguished from the Egyptian vague year , which contained 365 days. The Sothic period...

Suc*cumb" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Succumbed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Succumbing .] [L. succumbere ; sub under + cumbere (in comp.), akin to cubare to lie down. See Incumbent , C...

As`si`gnat" (?; 277) , n. [F. assignat , fr. L. assignatus , p. p. of assignare .] One of the notes, bills, or bonds, issued as currency by the revolutionary government of Franc...

Syn. -- Attempt , Endeavor , Effort , Exertion , Trial . These words agree in the idea of calling forth our powers into action. Trial is the generic term; it denotes a putting f...

&hand; Century , in the reckoning of time, although often used in a general way of any series of hundred consecutive years (as, a century of temperance work), usually signifies...

(e) (Math.) Such portion of any quantity, as when taken a certain number of times, will exactly make that quantity; as, 3 is a part of 12; -- the opposite of multiple . Also, a...

Plan (?) , n. [F., fr. L. planus flat, level. See Plain , a. ] 1. A draught or form; properly, a representation drawn on a plane, as a map or a chart; especially, a top view, as...

Sis"trum (?) , [L., fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/, from <?/<?/<?/ to shake.] (Mus.) An instrument consisting of a thin metal frame, through which passed a number of metal rods, and furnishe...

Vap"o*rize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Vaporized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Vaporizing (?) .] [Cf. F. vaporiser .] To convert into vapor, as by the application of heat, whether natura...

A*lac"ri*ty (#) , n. [L. alacritas , fr. alacer lively, eager, prob. akin to Gr. <?/ to drive, Goth. aljan zeal.] A cheerful readiness, willingness, or promptitude; joyous activ...

Dote , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Doted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Doting .] [OE. doten ; akin to OD. doten , D. dutten , to doze, Icel. dotta to nod from sleep, MHG. t<?/zen to keep still: cf...

I*den"tism (?) , n. [See Identity .] (Metaph.) The doctrine taught by Schelling, that matter and mind, and subject and object, are identical in the Absolute; -- called also the...

5. Produce of the earth, or profits of land, tenements, or other property; as, A conveyed to B all his right for a term of years, with all the issues , rents, and profits .

Cys"to*plast (-pl?st) , n. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/ bladder + <?/<?/<?/ to form.] (Biol.) A nucleated cell having an envelope or cell wall, as a red blood corpuscle or an epithelial ce...

Nag"yag-ite (?) , n. [So called from Nagyag , in Transylvania.] (Min.) A mineral of blackish lead-gray color and metallic luster, generally of a foliated massive structure; foli...

Nux` vom"i*ca (?) . [NL., fr. L. nux <?/ nut + vomere to vomit.] The seed of Strychnos Nuxvomica , a tree which abounds on the Malabar and Coromandel coasts of the East Indies....

Ab`er*ra"tion (#) , n. [L. aberratio : cf. F. aberration . See Aberrate .] 1. The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state,...

Ar"ris (#) , n. [OF. areste , F. ar\'88te , fr. L. arista the top or beard of an ear of grain, the bone of a fish.] (Arch.) The sharp edge or salient angle formed by two surface...

But"ter*is (?) , n. [The same word as buttress , noun, in a different application, F. bouter to push.] (Far.) A steel cutting instrument, with a long bent shank set in a handle...

Col"ic*root` (?) , n. A bitter American herb of the Bloodwort family, with the leaves all radical, and the small yellow or white flowers in a long spike ( Aletris farinosa and A...

3. To be steadfast or constant in any course; to persevere; to abide; to endure; to persist; to keep up or maintain a particular condition, course, or series of actions; as, the...

Gas*tr\'91"a (?) , n. [NL., from Gr. <?/, <?/, the stomach.] (Biol.) A primeval larval form; a double-walled sac from which, according to the hypothesis of Haeckel, man and all...

Hol"ly (?) , n. [OE holi , holin , AS. holen , holegn ; akin to D. & G. hulst , OHG. huls hulis , W. celyn , Armor. kelen , Gael. cuilionn , Ir. cuileann . Cf. 1st Holm , Hulver...

Li*thog"ra*phy (?) , n. [Cf. F. lithographie .] The art or process of putting designs or writing, with a greasy material, on stone, and of producing printed impressions therefro...

Sfor*zan"do (?) , Sfor*za"to (?) , a. [It. sforzando , p. pr., and sforzato , p. p. of sforzare to force.] (Mus.) Forcing or forced; -- a direction placed over a note, to signif...

3. (Med.) Exerting a peculiar influence over any part of the body; preventing or curing disease by a peculiar adaption, and not on general principles; as, quinine is a specific...

Vir"u*lence (?) , Vir"u*len*cy (?) , n. [Cf. F. virulence , L. virulentia an offensive odor, a stench.] 1. The quality or state of being virulent or venomous; poisonousness; mal...

White alder . (Bot.) See Sweet pepper bush , under Pepper . -- White ant (Zo\'94l.) , any one of numerous species of social pseudoneuropterous insects of the genus Termes . Thes...

2. (Law) The application to another of either physical or moral force. When the force is physical, and cannot be resisted, then the act produced by it is a nullity, so far as co...

Dark"en (?) , v. t. [ Imp. & p. p. Darkened (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Darkening (?) .] [AS. deorcian . See Dark , a. ] 1. To make dark or black; to deprite of light; to obscure; as,...

Mob*oc"ra*cy (?) , n. [ Mob rabble + -cracy , as in democracy .] A condition in which the lower classes of a nation control public affairs without respect to law, precedents, or...

Nose (?) , n. [AS. nosu ; akin to D. neus , G. nase , OHG. nasa , Icel. n\'94s , Sw. n\'84sa , Dan. n\'84se , Lith. nosis , Russ. nos' , L. nasus , nares , Skr. n\'bes\'be , n\'...

3. (Math.) Likelihood of the occurrence of any event in the doctrine of chances, or the ratio of the number of favorable chances to the whole number of chances, favorable and un...

Swift (?) , a. [ Compar. Swifter (?) ; superl. Swiftest .] [AS. swift ; akin to sw\'bepan to sweep, swipu a whip; cf. sw\'c6fan to move quickly, to revolve. See Swoop , v. i. ,...

Ad*mit" (#) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Admitted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Admitting .] [OE. amitten , L. admittere , admissum ; ad + mittere to send: cf. F. admettre , OF. admettre , OF. am...

Be*tray" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Betrayed (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Betraying .] [OE. betraien , bitraien ; pref. be- + OF. tra\'8br to bertray, F. trahir , fr. L. tradere . See...

Jo*vin"ian*ist (?) , n. (Script. Hist.) An adherent to the doctrines of Jovinian, a monk of the fourth century, who denied the virginity of Mary, and opposed the asceticism of h...

2. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A small American fish ( Micropogon undulatus ), of the Atlantic coast. (a) An American fresh-water fish ( Aplodinotus grunniens ); -- called also drum . (c) Th...

Dial bird (Zo\'94l.) , an Indian bird ( Copsychus saularius ), allied to the European robin. The name is also given to other related species. -- Dial lock , a lock provided with...

Grys"bok (?) n. [D. grijs gray + bok buck.] (Zo\'94l.) A small South African antelope ( Neotragus melanotis ). It is speckled with gray and chestnut, above; the under parts are...

Roach , n. [OE. rroche ; cf. AS. reohha , D. rog , roch , G. roche , LG. ruche , Dan. rokke ray, Sw. rocka , and E. ray a fish.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A European fresh-water fish of...

Tree bear (Zo\'94l.) , the raccoon. [Local, U.S.] -- Tree beetle (Zo\'94l.) any one of numerous species of beetles which feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs, as the May beetl...

Cru"cial (kr?"sh a l) , a. [F. crucial , fr. L. crux , crucis , cross, torture. See Cross .] 1. Having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross; cruciform; intersecting; as,...

Se*cure" , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Secured (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Securing .] 1. To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.

Stow (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Stowed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stowing .] [OE. stowen , fr. stowe a place, AS. stow ; cf. Icel. eld st\'d3 a fireplace, hearth, OFries. st\'d3 , an...

Tues"day (?) , n. [OE. Tewesday , AS. Tiwes d\'91g the day of Tiw the god of war; akin to OHG. Zio , Icel. T<?/r , L. Ju piter, Gr. <?/;, cf. OHG. Ziostac Tuesday, G. Dienstag ,...

Bar shoe (Far.) , a kind of horseshoe having a bar across the usual opening at the heel, to protect a tender frog from injury. -- Bar shot , a double headed shot, consisting of...

Gov"ern*ess (?) , n. [Cf. OF. governeresse . See Governor .] A female governor; a woman invested with authority to control and direct; especially, one intrusted with the care an...

Pas"ture , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Pastured (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Pasturing .] To feed, esp. to feed on growing grass; to supply grass as food for; as, the farmer pastures fifty ox...

3. As an auxiliary, shall indicates a duty or necessity whose obligation is derived from the person speaking; as, you shall go; he shall go; that is, I order or promise your goi...

Si*lic`i*fi*ca"tion (?) , n. [See Silicify .] (Chem.) Thae act or process of combining or impregnating with silicon or silica; the state of being so combined or impregnated; as,...

Bear's"-foot` (?) , n. (Bot.) A species of hellebore ( Helleborus f\'d2tidus ), with digitate leaves. It has an offensive smell and acrid taste, and is a powerful emetic, cathar...

Hy`dro*car`bo*sty"ril (?) , n. [ Hydro- , 2 + carbostyril .] (Chem.) A white, crystalline, nitrogenous hydrocarbon, C9H9NO , obtained from certain derivatives of cinnamic acid a...

Ren"ter (r?n"t?r) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Rentered (-t?rd) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Rentering .] [F. rentraire ; L. pref. re- re- + in into, in + trahere to draw.] 1. To sew together so...

Re*turn" (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Returned (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Returning .] [OE. returnen , retournen , F. retourner ; pref. re- re- + tourner to turn. See Turn .] 1. To tur...

&hand; The valuation of the rupee of sixteen annas, the standard coin of India, by the United States Treasury departament, varies from time to time with the price silver. In 188...

&hand; This word was first used, according to Horace Walpole, by Henry Dundas, the first Lord Melville, in a speech on American affairs in 1775, which obtained for him the nickn...

Til`i*a"ceous (?) , a. [OE. tilia the linden tree.] (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants ( Tiliace\'91 ) of which the linden ( Tilia ) is the type....

&hand; When composed of one ring placed in the plane of the equator for determining the time of the equinoxes, it is called an equinoctial armil ; when of two or more rings, one...

Biv"i*um (?) , n. [L., a place with two ways. See Bivious .] (Zo\'94l.) One side of an echinoderm, including a pair of ambulacra, in distinction from the opposite side ( trivium...

Bright (?) , a. [OE. briht , AS. beorht , briht ; akin to OS. berht , OHG. beraht , Icel. bjartr , Goth. ba\'a1rhts . &root;94.] 1. Radiating or reflecting light; shedding or ha...

La"bor (?) , n. [OE. labour , OF. labour , laber , labur , F. labeur , L. labor ; cf. Gr. <?/ to take, Skr. labh to get, seize.] [Written also labour .] 1. Physical toil or bodi...

Un`der*stand" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Understood (?) , and Archaic Understanded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Understanding .] [OE. understanden , AS. understandan , literally, to stand...

Bat , n. [Corrupt. from OE. back , backe , balke ; cf. Dan. aften-bakke]/> ( aften evening ), Sw. natt-backa]/> ( natt night), Icel. le<?/r-blaka]/> ( le<?/r leather), Icel. bla...

&hand; When cheats are effected by deceitful or illegal symbols or tokens which may affect the public at large and against which common prudence could not have guarded, they are...

Gall (?) , n. [OE. galle , gal , AS. gealla ; akin to D. gal , OS. & OHG. galla , Icel. gall , SW. galla , Dan. galde , L. fel , Gr. <?/, and prob. to E. yellow . <?/ See Yellow...

11. (Paint.) The manner in which the light strikes upon a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illum...

A labor of love , a labor undertaken on account of regard for some person, or through pleasure in the work itself, without expectation of reward. -- Free love , the doctrine or...

To play into a person's hands , to act, or to manage matters, to his advantage or benefit. -- To play off , to affect; to feign; to practice artifice. -- To play upon . (a) To m...

Stake (?) , n. [AS. staca , from the root of E. stick ; akin to OFries. & LG. stake , D. staak , Sw. stake, Dan. stage . See Stick , v. t. , and cf. Estacade , Stockade .] 1. A...

Whip and spur , with the utmost haste. -- Whip crane , &or; Whip purchase , a simple form of crane having a small drum from which the load is suspended, turned by pulling on a r...

Hook (?) , n. [OE. hok , AS. h\'d3c ; cf. D. haak , G. hake , haken , OHG. h\'beko , h\'bego , h\'beggo , Icel. haki , Sw. hake , Dan. hage . Cf. Arquebuse , Hagbut , Hake , Hat...

Spec"u*late (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Speculated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Speculating .] [L. speculatus , p.p. of speculari to spy out, observe, fr. specula a lookout, fr. specere...

2. (Biol.) (a) The tendency to undergo change, characteristic of both animal and vegetable organisms, and not restrained or cheked by the environment. (b) The tendency to activi...

Ac"i*nus (#) , n. ; pl. Acini (#) . [L., grape, grapestone.] 1. (Bot.) (a) One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry,...

Bul"ly tree` (?) . (Bot.) The name of several West Indian trees of the order Sapotace\'91 , as Dipholis nigra and species of Sapota and Mimusops . Most of them yield a substance...

Tri"ad (?) , n. [L. trias , -adis , Gr. <?/, <?/, fr.<?/, <?/, three: cf. F. triade . See Three , and cf. Trias , Trio .] 1. A union of three; three objects treated as one; a te...

Blue (?) , a. [ Compar. Bluer (?) ; superl. Bluest .] [OE. bla , blo , blew , blue, Sw. bl<?/ , D. blauw , OHG. bl<?/o , G. blau ; but influenced in form by F. bleu , from OHG....

Bo*lom"e*ter (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a stroke, ray + -meter .] (Physics) An instrument for measuring minute quantities of radiant heat, especially in different parts of the spectrum;...

<-- 7. A wheeled vehicle for carrying freight; esp. (a) motorized vehicle larger than an automobile with a compartment in front for the driver, behind which is a separate compar...

2. (Bot.) A tuft or bunch, -- as the assemblage of branches forming the head of a tree; or a cluster of brachts when empty and terminating the inflorescence of a plant; or a tuf...

Bar iron . See Wrought iron (below). -- Bog iron , bog ore; limonite. See Bog ore , under Bog . -- Cast iron (Metal.) , an impure variety of iron, containing from three to six p...

I`so*hy"e*tose` (?) , a. [ Iso- + Gr. "yeto`s rain.] (Phys. Geog.) Of or pertaining to lines connecting places on the earth's surface which have a mean annual rainfall. -- n. An...

Suf*fru"ti*cose` (?) , a. [Pref. suf- + fruticose .] (Bot.) Woody in the lower part of the stem, but with the yearly branches herbaceous, as sage, thyme, hyssop, and the like.

4. (Physiol.) The bending of a limb or joint; that motion of a joint which gives the distal member a continually decreasing angle with the axis of the proximal part; -- distingu...

(b) The note of a goose when irritated . (c) The noise made by steam escaping through a narrow orifice, or by water falling on a hot stove . <-- or the high-frequency noise from...

Ant*o"zone (#) , n. [Pref. anti- + ozone .] (Chem.) A compound formerly supposed to be modification of oxygen, but now known to be hydrogen dioxide; -- so called because apparen...

1. Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; -- applied to number, degree, quantity, and intens...

Fim"bri*a (?) , n. ; pl. Fimbri\'91 (#) . [L., fringe. See Fringle .] (Anat.) (a) pl. A fringe, or fringed border. (b) A band of white matter bordering the hippocampus in the br...

Net"work` (?) , n. 1. A fabric of threads, cords, or wires crossing each other at certain intervals, and knotted or secured at the crossings, thus leaving spaces or meshes betwe...

Win"new (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Winnowed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Winnowing .] [OE. windewen , winewen , AS. windwian ; akin to Goth. winpjan (in comp.), winpi -skauro a fan, L....

Dif*fract" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Diffracted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Diffracting .] [L. diffractus , p. p. of diffringere to break in pieces; dif- = dis- + frangere to break. See...

4. (Photog.) Of or pertaining to a picture upon glass or other material, in which the lights and shades of the original, and the relations of right and left, are reversed.

Spin"dle (?) , n. [AS. spinal , fr. spinnan to spin; akin to D. spil , G. spille , spindel , OHG. spinnala . &root;170. See Spin .] 1. The long, round, slender rod or pin in spi...

Wal"nut (?) , n. [OE. walnot , AS. wealh-hnutu a Welsh or foreign nut, a walnut; wealh foreign, strange, n., a Welshman, Celt (akin to OHG. Walh , properly, a Celt, from the nam...

General average , a contribution made, by all parties concerned in a sea adventure, toward a loss occasioned by the voluntary sacrifice of the property of some of the parties in...

B (?) is the second letter of the English alphabet. (See Guide to Pronunciation , §§ 196,220.) It is etymologically related to p , v , f , w and m , letters representing sounds...

Black"fish (?) , n. 1. (Zo\'94l.) A small kind of whale, of the genus Globicephalus , of several species. The most common is G. melas . Also sometimes applied to other whales of...

Ear"wig` (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Earwigged (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Earwigging (?) .] To influence, or attempt to influence, by whispered insinuations or private talk. "No longe...

Ex*pand" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Expanded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Expanding .] [L. expandere , expansum ; ex out + pandere to spread out, to throw open; perh. akin to E. patent . C...

For"ceps (?) , n. [L. forceps , -cipis , from the root of formus Hot + capere to take; akin to E. heave . Cf . Furnace .] 1. A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for gras...

Most (?) , a. , superl. of More . [OE. most , mast , mest , AS. m<?/st ; akin to D. meest , OS. m\'c7st , G. meist , Icel. mestr , Goth. maists ; a superl. corresponding to E. m...

False quarter , a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot. -- Fifth quarter , the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term. -- On the quarter (Naut.) , in a direction between abeam and...

Rostrulum </ <Xpage= Cabbage rose , China rose , etc. See under Cabbage , China , etc. -- Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy , under Corn . -- Infantile rose (Med.) , a variety of...

Sat`is*fac"tion (?) , n. [OE. satisfaccioum , F. satisfaction , fr. L. satisfactio , fr. satisfacere to satisfy. See Satisfy .] 1. The act of satisfying, or the state of being s...

Syn"chro*nize , v. t. 1. To assign to the same date or period of time; as, to synchronize two events of Greek and Roman history . "Josephus synchronizes Nisan with the Egyptian...

To tear a cat , to rant violently; to rave; -- especially applied to theatrical ranting. [Obs.] Shak . -- To tear down , to demolish violently; to pull or pluck down. -- To tear...

An`o*mu"ra (#) , An`o*mou"ra (#) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ lawless + <?/ tail.] (Zo\'94l.) A group of decapod Crustacea, of which the hermit crab in an example.

Maze (?) , n. [OE. mase ; cf. OE. masen to confuse, puzzle, Norweg. masast to fall into a slumber, masa to be continually busy, prate, chatter, Icel. masa to chatter, dial. Sw....

Pres`by*te"ri*an (?) , a. [Cf. F. presbyt\'82rien .] Of or pertaining to a presbyter, or to ecclesiastical government by presbyters; relating to those who uphold church governme...

Trac*ta"ri*an (?) , n. (Ch. of England) One of the writers of the Oxford tracts, called " Tracts for the Times," issued during the period 1833-1841, in which series of papers th...

Close borough , &or; Pocket borough , a borough having the right of sending a member to Parliament, whose nomination is in the hands of a single person. -- Rotten borough , a na...

Com"pa*ny (?) , n. ; pl. Companies (#) . [F. compagnie , fr. OF. compaing . See Companion .] 1. The state of being a companion or companions; the act of accompaying; fellowship;...

Go"er (?) , n. [From Go.] One who, or that which, goes; a runner or walker ; as: (a) A foot . [Obs.] Chapman . (b) A horse, considered in reference to his gait; as, a good goer...

Black grass , a kind of small rush ( Juncus Gerardi ), growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay. -- Grass of the Andes , an oat grass, the Arrhenatherum avenaceum of Eu...

Na"vew (?) , n. [OE. navel , naveau , a dim. fr. L. napus navew. Cf. Napiform .] (Bot.) A kind of small turnip, a variety of Brassica campestris . See Brassica . [Writen also na...

Nim"ble (?) , a. [ Compar. Nimbler (?) ; superl. Nimblest (?) .] [OE. nimel , prob. orig., quick at seizing, fr. nimen to take, AS. niman ; akin to D. nemen , G. nehmen , OHG. n...

Scaup duck (Zo\'94l.) , any one of several species of northern ducks of the genus Aythya , or Fuligula . The adult males are, in large part, black. The three North American spec...

Sen"tence (?) , n. [F., from L. sententia , for sentientia , from sentire to discern by the senses and the mind, to feel, to think. See Sense , n. , and cf. Sentiensi .] 1. Sens...

Cen"ter*board` , Cen"tre*board , (?) , n. (Naut.) A movable or sliding keel formed of a broad board or slab of wood or metal which may be raised into a water-tight case amidship...

Field"fare` (?; 277) , n. [OE. feldfare , AS. feldfare ; field + faran to travel.] (Zo\'94l.) a small thrush ( Turdus pilaris ) which breeds in northern Europe and winters in Gr...

Horned bee (Zo\'94l.) , a British wild bee ( Osmia bicornis ), having two little horns on the head. -- Horned dace (Zo\'94l.) , an American cyprinoid fish ( Semotilus corporiali...

3. (Law) An agreement, manifesting itself in words or deeds, by which two or more persons confederate to do an unlawful act, or to use unlawful to do an act which is lawful; con...

Hon"ey*dew` (?) , n. 1. A sweet, saccharine substance, found on the leaves of trees and other plants in small drops, like dew. Two substances have been called by this name; one...

House"leek` (?) , n. [ House + leek .] (Bot.) A succulent plant of the genus Sempervivum ( S. tectorum ), originally a native of subalpine Europe, but now found very generally o...

Phy"ton (?) , n. ; pl. Phytons (#) . [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ plant.] (Bot.) One of the parts which by their repetition make up a flowering plant, each being a single joint of a stem w...

Hyb"o*dont (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ hump + <?/, <?/, a tooth.] (Paleon.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an extinct genus of sharks ( Hybodus ), especially in the form of the teeth,...

Mild (?) , a. [ Compar. Milder (?) ; superl. Mildest .] [AS. milde ; akin to OS. mildi , D. & G. mild , OHG. milti , Icel. mildr , Sw. & Dan. mild , Goth. milds ; cf. Lith. mela...

Pa`le*o*the"ri*um (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ ancient + <?/ beast.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of herbivorous Tertiary mammals, once supposed to have resembled the tapir in form,...

Print (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Printed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Printing .] [Abbrev. fr. imprint . See Imprint , and Press to squeeze.] 1. To fix or impress, as a stamp, mark, charac...

Re*spond"ent , n. [Cf. F. r\'82pondant .] One who responds. It corresponds in general to defendant . Specifically: (a) (Law) One who answers in certain suits or proceedings, gen...

Syn. -- Attitude , Posture . Both of these words describe the visible disposition of the limbs. Posture relates to their position merely; attitude refers to their fitness for so...

3. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A long-tailed South American monkey ( Cabus capucinus ), having the forehead naked and wrinkled, with the hair on the crown reflexed and resembling a monk's co...

Ker"chief (?) , n. ; pl. Kerchiefs (#) . [OE. coverchef , OF. cuevrechief , couvrechef , F. couvrechef , a head covering, fr. couvrir to cover + OF. chief head, F. chef . See Co...

Mag*nif"i*cence (?) , n. [F. magnificence , L. magnificentia . See Magnific .] The act of doing what magnificent; the state or quality of being magnificent. Acts xix. 27 . "Then...

Sanc`ti*fi*ca"tion (?) , n. [L. sanctificatio : cf. F. sanctification .] 1. The act of sanctifying or making holy; the being sanctified or made holy; esp. (Theol.) , the act of...

Strap bolt , a bolt of which one end is a flat bar of considerable length. -- Strap head (Mach.) , a journal box, or pair of brasses, secured to the end of a connecting rod by a...

A*muse" (#) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Amused (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Amusing .] [F. amuser to make stay, to detain, to amuse, <?/ (L. ad ) + OF. muser . See Muse , v .] 1. To occupy...

Liq"ui*date (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Liquidated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Liquidating .] [LL. liquidatus , p. p. of liquidate to liquidate, fr. L. liquidus liquid, clear. See Liqu...

To pluck away , to pull away, or to separate by pulling; to tear away. -- To pluck down , to pull down; to demolish; to reduce to a lower state. -- to pluck off , to pull or tea...

Syn. -- Ludicrous; laughable; amusing; ridiculous -- Risible , Ludicrous , Ridiculous . Risible differs from ludicrous as species from genus; ludicrous expressing that which is...

Cob (?) , n. [Cf. AS. cop , copp , head, top, D. kop , G. kopf , kuppe , LL. cuppa cup (cf. E. brainpan ), and also W. cob tuft, spider, cop , copa , top, summit, cobio to thump...

Cop"y (?) , n. ; pl. Copies (#) . [F. copie , fr. L. copia abundance, number, LL. also, a transcript; co- + the root of opes riches. See Opulent , and cf. Copious .] 1. An abund...

Eke (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Eked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Eking .] [AS. \'c7kan , \'dfkan ; akin to OFries, \'beka , OS. <?/kian , OHG. ouhh\'d3n to add, Icel. auka to increase,...

Mon"ey*er (?) , n. [From Money ; cf. OF. monoier , F. monnoayeur , L. monetarius a master of the mint. Cf. Monetary .] 1. A person who deals in money; banker or broker. [Obs. or...

Sea" ot"ter (?) . (Zo\'94l.) An aquatic carnivore ( Enhydris lutris, &or; marina ) found in the North Pacific Ocean. Its fur is highly valued, especially by the Chinese. It is a...

Ste"re*o*scope (?) , n. [ Stereo- + -scope .] An optical instrument for giving to pictures the appearance of solid forms, as seen in nature. It combines in one, through a bendin...

Tri*meth`yl*am"ine (?) , n. [ Trimethyl- + amine .] (Chem.) A colorless volatile alkaline liquid, N.(CH3)3 , obtained from herring brine, beet roots, etc., with a characteristic...

Boar"fish` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A Mediterranean fish ( Capros aper ), of the family Caproid\'91 ; -- so called from the resemblance of the extended lips to a hog's snout. (b)...

Ra"di*o*graph (?) , n. [ Radio- + -graph .] (Phys.) A picture produced by the R\'94ntgen rays upon a sensitive surface, photographic or fluorescent, especially a picture of opaq...

Rec`ol*lec"tion (r?k`?l*l?k"sh?n) , n. [Cf. F. r\'82collection .] 1. The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the operation by which objects are recalled to the memo...

Common sense , according to Sir W. Hamilton: (a) "The complement of those cognitions or convictions which we receive from nature, which all men possess in common, and by which t...

Sol"id (?) , a. [L. solidus , probably akin to sollus whole, entire, Gr. <?/<?/<?/: cf. F. solide . Cf. Consolidate , Soda , Solder , Soldier , Solemn .] 1. Having the constitue...

Crank axle (Mach.) , a driving axle formed with a crank or cranks, as in some kinds of locomotives. -- Crank pin (Mach.) , the cylindrical piece which forms the handle, or to wh...

Fac*to"ri*al , n. (Math.) (a) pl. A name given to the factors of a continued product when the former are derivable from one and the same function F(x) by successively imparting...

Pos"it (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Posited ; p. pr. & vb. n. Positing .] [L. ponere , positum , to place. See Position .] 1. To dispose or set firmly or fixedly; to place or disp...

Salt (?) , a. [ Compar. Salter (?) ; superl. Saltest .] [AS. sealt , salt . See Salt , n. ] 1. Of or relating to salt; abounding in, or containing, salt; prepared or preserved w...

Se*clude (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Secluded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Secluding .] [L. secludere , seclusum pref. se- aside + claudere to shut. See Close , v. t. ] 1. To shut up apart...

Shop"lift`er (?) , n. [ Shop + lift. See Lift to steal.] One who steals anything in a shop, or takes goods privately from a shop; one who, under pretense of buying goods, takes...

Cal"mucks (?) , n. pl. ; sing . Calmuck . A branch of the Mongolian race inbabiting parts of the Russian and Chinese empires; also ( sing .), the language of the Calmucks. [Writ...

Anchor ice , ice which sometimes forms about stones and other objects at the bottom of running or other water, and is thus attached or anchored to the ground. -- Bay ice , ice f...

Noon (?) , n. [AS. n<?/n , orig., the ninth hour, fr. L. nona (sc. hora) the ninth hour, then applied to the church services (called nones ) at that hour, the time of which was...

Rust joint , a joint made between surfaces of iron by filling the space between them with a wet mixture of cast-iron borings, sal ammoniac, and sulphur, which by oxidation becom...

Saliaunce <Xpage= Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X . See Illust . 4, under Cross . (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub ( Ascyrum Crux-Andr\'91 , the p...

Sharp-cut` (?) , a. Cut sharply or definitely, or so as to make a clear, well-defined impression, as the lines of an engraved plate, and the like; clear-cut; hence, having great...

Char"bon (?) , n. [F., coal, charbon.] 1. (Far.) A small black spot or mark remaining in the cavity of the corner tooth of a horse after the large spot or mark has become oblite...

Con*fer"va (?) , n. ; pl. Conferv\'91 (#) . [L., a kind of water plant. See Comfrey .] (Bot.) Any unbranched, slender, green plant of the fresh-water algae. The word is frequent...

Con*so"ci*ate , v. t. [ imp. & p.p. Consociated (?) ; p.pr. & vb.n. Consociating .] 1. To bring into alliance, confederacy, or relationship; to bring together; to join; to unite...

Or"gan*ize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Organized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Organizing (?) .] [Cf. F. organiser , Gr. <?/. See Organ .] 1. (Biol.) To furnish with organs; to give an o...

Pad cloth , a saddlecloth; a housing. -- Pad saddle . See def. 3, above. -- Pad tree (Harness Making) , a piece of wood or metal which gives rigidity and shape to a harness pad.

Pe*da"ri*an (?) , n. [L. pedarius , fr. pedarius belonging to the foot, fr. pes , pedis , foot.] (Rom. Antiq.) One of a class eligible to the office of senator, but not yet chos...

Bare (?) , a. [OE. bar , bare , AS. b\'91r ; akin to D. & G. baar , OHG. par , Icel. berr , Sw. & Dan. bar , OSlav. bos<?/ barefoot, Lith. basas ; cf. Skr. bh\'bes to shine <?/.]

&hand; Its length is commonly stated to be about ninety miles, and its breadth from twenty-seven to forty miles. The ground is almost entirely volcanic, and vapors which arise f...

Flip"pant (?) , a. [Prov. E. flip to move nimbly; cf. W. llipa soft, limber, pliant, or Icel. fleipa to babble, prattle. Cf. Flip , Fillip , Flap , Flipper .] 1. Of smooth, flue...

5. A dining room or eating house where a meal is prepared for all comers, at a fixed price for the meal, in distinction from one where each dish is separately charged; a table d...

6. (Arith. & Alg.) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; thus, 64 is the square of 8, for 8 &times; 8 = 64 ; the square of a + b is a 2 + 2ab + b 2 .

1. (Arch.) A spiral scroll which forms the chief feature of the Ionic capital, and which, on a much smaller scale, is a feature in the Corinthian and Composite capitals. See Ill...

Ag"al*loch (#) , A*gal"lo*chum (#) , n. [Gr. <?/, of Eastern origin: cf. Skr. aguru , Heb. pl. ah\'bel\'c6m .] A soft, resinous wood (Aquilaria Agallocha) of highly aromatic sme...

Arc"tic (#) , a. [OE. artik , OF. artique , F. arctique , L. arcticus , fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ a bear, also a northern constellation so called; akin to L. ursus bear, Skr. <?/ksha...

&hand; This is an old sense of the word, supposed by Johnson, Nares, and others, to have been derived from the old rite of blessing a field by directing the hands to all parts o...

Buffy coat , the coagulated plasma of blood when the red corpuscles have so settled out that the coagulum appears nearly colorless. This is common in diseased conditions where t...

4. (Law) That part of the process in which the plaintiff sets forth in order and at large his cause of complaint; the narration of the plaintiff's case containing the count, or...

E*mul"si*fy (?) , v. t. [ Emuls ion + -fy .] To convert into an emulsion; to form an emulsion; to reduce from an oily substance to a milky fluid in which the fat globules are in...

&hand; If we examine a common flower, such for instance as a geranium, we shall find that it consists of: First, an outer envelope or calyx , sometimes tubular, sometimes consis...

2. (Chem.) Oxide of calcium; the white or gray, caustic substance, usually called quicklime , obtained by calcining limestone or shells, the heat driving off carbon dioxide and...

Pli"ers (?) , n. pl. [From Ply to bend, fold.] A kind of small pinchers with long jaws, -- used for bending or cutting metal rods or wire, for handling small objects such as the...

Solomon's seal (Bot.) , a perennial liliaceous plant of the genus Polygonatum , having simple erect or curving stems rising from thick and knotted rootstocks, and with white or...

Volt , n. [After Alessandro Volta , the Italian electrician.] (Elec.) The unit of electro-motive force; -- defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by United...

3. To use with full command or power, as a thing not too heavy for the holder; to manage; to handle; hence, to use or employ; as, to wield a sword; to wield the scepter .

Art and part (Scots Law) , share or concern by aiding and abetting a criminal in the perpetration of a crime, whether by advice or by assistance in the execution; complicity.

5. (Parliamentary Practice) A method of putting an end to debate and securing an immediate vote upon a measure before a legislative body. It is similar in effect to the previous...

Nerve cell (Anat.) , one of the nucleated cells with which nerve fibers are connected; a ganglion cell. <-- = neuron, a word listed only in a different sens in W1913 --> -- Nerv...

Scur"ril*ous (?) , a. [See Scurrile .] 1. Using the low and indecent language of the meaner sort of people, or such as only the license of buffoons can warrant; as, a scurrilous...

&hand; Among these are several species of European warblers; as, the reed wren (see Reed warbler (a) , under Reed ), the sedge wren (see Sedge warbler , under Sedge ), the willo...

Yule (?) , n. [OE. yol , \'f4ol , AS. ge\'a2l ; akin to ge\'a2la December or January, Icel. j\'d3l Yule, Ylir the name of a winter month, Sw. jul Christmas, Dan. juul , Goth. ji...

Bode (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Boded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Boding .] [OE. bodien , AS. bodian to announce, tell from bod command; akin to Icel. bo<?/a to announce, Sw. b\'86da to a...

cal`ce*o*la"ri*a (?) , n. [NL., fr. L. calceolarius shoemaker, fr. calceolus , a dim. of calceus shoe.] (Bot.) A genus of showy herbaceous or shrubby plant, biought from South A...

Cap"ri*corn (?) , n. [L. capricornus ; caper goat + cornu horn: cf. F. capricorne .] 1. (Astron.) The tenth sign of zodiac, into which the sun enters at the winter solstice, abo...

Age of coal plants . See Age of Acrogens , under Acrogen . -- Anthracite or Glance coal . See Anthracite . -- Bituminous coal . See under Bituminous . -- Blind coal . See under...

To deal by , to treat, either well or ill; as, to deal well by servants. "Such an one deals not fairly by his own mind." Locke . -- To deal in . (a) To have to do with; to be en...

Ep`en*ceph"a*lon (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ upon, near + <?/ brain.] (Anat.) The segment of the brain next behind the midbrain, including the cerebellum and pons; the hindbrain....

Li"brate (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Librated <?/; p. pr. & & vb. n. Librating .] [L. libratus , p. p. of librare to balance, to make even, fr. libra .Cf. Level , Deliberate , Eq...

Lin*sang" (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any viverrine mammal of the genus Prionodon , inhabiting the East Indies and Southern Asia. The common East Indian linsang ( P. gracilis ) is white...

My`o*ep`i*the"li*al (?) , a. [ Myo- + epithelial .] 1. (Biol.) Derived from epithelial cells and destined to become a part of the muscular system; -- applied to structural eleme...

Tu"mult (?) , n. [L. tumultus ; probably akin to Skr. tumula noise, noisy, and perhaps to L. tumere to swell, E. tumid : cf. F. tumulte .] 1. The commotion or agitation of a mul...

Xy*loph"a*gan (?) , n. [See Xylophagous .] (Zo\'94l.) (a) One of a tribe of beetles whose larv\'91 bore or live in wood. (b) Any species of Xylophaga. (c) Any one of the Xylopha...

Syn. -- To escape; elude; evade; eschew. -- To Avoid , Shun . Avoid in its commonest sense means, to keep clear of , an extension of the meaning, to withdraw one's self from . I...

Bull (?) , n. [OE. bule , bul , bole ; akin to D. bul , G. bulle , Icel. boli , Lith. bullus , Lett. bollis , Russ. vol' ; prob. fr. the root of AS. bellan , E. bellow .] 1. (Zo...

Es`cri*toire" (?) , n. [OF. escritoire , F. \'82critoire , LL. scriptorium , fr. L. scriptorius belonging to writing, fr. sribere to write. See Script , and cf. Scrutoire .] A p...

Ha*bit"u*ate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Habituated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Habituating (?) .] [L. habituatus , p. p. of habituare to bring into a condition or habit of body: cf. F...

Head"-hunt`er (?) , n. A member of any tribe or race of savages who have the custom of decapitating human beings and preserving their heads as trophies. The Dyaks of Borneo are...

In`de*struc"ti*ble , a. [Pref. in- not + destructible : cf. F. indestructible .] Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed. -- In`de*struc"ti*ble*ness ,...

Sea (?) , n. [OE. see , AS. s&aemac; ; akin to D. zee , OS. & OHG. s&emac;o , G. see , OFries. se , Dan. s\'94 , Sw. sj\'94 , Icel. s\'91r , Goth. saiws , and perhaps to L. saev...

Shank painter (Naut.) , a short rope or chain which holds the shank of an anchor against the side of a vessel when it is secured for a voyage. -- To ride shank's mare , to go on...

Jun"ta (?) , n. ; pl. Juntas (#) . [Sp., fr. L. junctus joined, p. p. of jungere to join. See Join , and cf. Junto .] A council; a convention; a tribunal; an assembly; esp., the...

Pirn (?) , n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A quill or reed on which thread or yarn is wound; a bobbin; also, the wound yarn on a weaver's shuttle; also, the reel of a fishing rod. [Scot.]

Ret"i*na (?) , n. [NL., from L. rete a net. Cf. Reticule .] (Anat.) The delicate membrane by which the back part of the globe of the eye is lined, and in which the fibers of the...

2. (Law) A stop or pause by a party to an action, for the judgment of the court on the question, whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is s...

To note a bill &or; draft , to record on the back of it a refusal of acceptance, as the ground of a protest, which is done officially by a notary.

Circulating pump (Steam Engine) , a pump for driving the condensing water through the casing, or tubes, of a surface condenser. -- Pump brake . See Pump handle , below. -- Pump...

Ac*ces"sion (#) , n. [L. accessio , fr. accedere : cf. F. accession . See Accede .] 1. A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined; as, a king's accession to a confeder...

Brunt (?) , n. [OE. brunt , bront , fr. Icel. bruna to rush; cf. Icel. brenna to burn. Cf. Burn , v. t. ] 1. The heat, or utmost violence, of an onset; the strength or greatest...

In`de*fen"si*ble (?) , [Pref. in- not + defensible : cf. OF. indefensible , indefensable .] Not defensible; not capable of being defended, maintained, vindicated, or justified;...

Conjugate axis of a hyperbola (Math.) , the line through the center of the curve, perpendicular to the line through the two foci. -- Conjugate diameters (Conic Sections) , two d...

O*vo*vi*vip"a*rous (?) , a. [ Ov um + viviparous : cf. F. ovovivipare .] (Biol.) Oviparous, but hatching the egg while it is within the body, as some fishes and reptiles.

Swad"dle , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Swaddled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Swaddling (?) .] 1. To bind as with a bandage; to bind or warp tightly with clothes; to swathe; -- used esp. of in...

To catch at , to attempt to seize; to be egger to get or use. "[To] catch at all opportunities of subverting the state." Addison . -- To catch up with , to come up with; to over...

&hand; In some cases, clerk is synonymous with secretary . A clerk is always an officer subordinate to a higher officer, board, corporation, or person; whereas a secretary may b...

&hand; The following are instances of the dilemma . A young rhetorician applied to an old sophist to be taught the art of pleading, and bargained for a certain reward to be paid...

Fur"nish (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Furnished (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Furnishing .] [OF. furnir , fornir , to furnish , finish , F. fournir ; akin to Pr. formir , furmir , fromir...

Gun"wale (?) , n. [ Gun + wale . So named because the upper guns were pointed from it.] (Naut.) The upper edge of a vessel's or boat's side; the uppermost wale of a ship (not in...

Lu"ma*chel (?) , Lu`ma*chel"la (?) , n. [F. lumachelle , It. lumachella , fr. lamachella a little snail, dim. of lumaca a snail, fr. L. limax , -acis .] (Min.) A grayish brown l...

Nom"i*na*tive (?) , a. [L. nominativus belonging to a name, nominative.] (Gram.) Giving a name; naming; designating; -- said of that case or form of a noun which stands as the s...

Pear (?) , n. [OE. pere , AS. peru , L. pirum : cf. F. poire . Cf. Perry .] (Bot.) The fleshy pome, or fruit, of a rosaceous tree ( Pyrus communis ), cultivated in many varietie...

At"mos*phere (#) , n. [Gr. <?/ vapor (akin to Skr. \'betman breath, soul, G. athem breath) + <?/ sphere: cf. F. atmosph\'8are . See Sphere .] 1. (Physics) (a) The whole mass of...

Maiden assize (Eng. Law) , an assize which there is no criminal prosecution; an assize which is unpolluted with blood. It was usual, at such an assize, for the sheriff to presen...

Din"go (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A wild dog found in Australia, but supposed to have introduced at a very early period. It has a wolflike face, bushy tail, and a reddish brown color.

Par"ish (?) , n. [OE. parishe , paresche , parosche , OF. paroisse , parosse , paroiche , F. paroisse , L. parochia , corrupted fr. paroecia , Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ dwelling beside o...

Por"ous (?) , a. [Cf. F. poreux . See Pore , n. ] Full of pores; having interstices in the skin or in the substance of the body; having spiracles or passages for fluids; permeab...

Pres`en*tee" (?) , n. [F. pr\'82sent\'82 , p. p. See Present , v. t. ] One to whom something is presented; also, one who is presented; specifically (Eccl.) , one presented to be...

Re*cep"tion (?) , n. [F. r\'82ception , L. receptio , fr. recipere , receptum . See Receive .] 1. The act of receiving; receipt; admission; as, the reception of food into the st...

Mar"shal*sea (?) , n. [ Marshal + OE. se a seat. See See a seat.] The court or seat of a marshal; hence, the prison in Southwark, belonging to the marshal of the king's househol...

Stile , n. [OE. stile , AS. stigel a step, a ladder, from st\'c6gan to ascend; akin to OHG. stigila a stile. \'fb164. See Sty , v. i. , and cf. Stair .] 1. A step, or set of ste...

Ver`e*til"lum (?) , n. [L., dim. of veretrum the private parts.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of club-shaped, compound Alcyonaria belonging to Veretillum and allied ge...

A*ba"tor (#) , n. (Law) (a) One who abates a nuisance. (b) A person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee.

Cor*rect"ive , n. 1. That which has the power of correcting, altering, or counteracting what is wrong or injurious; as, alkalies are correctives of acids; penalties are correcti...

Eth*nol"o*gy (?) n. [Gr. <?/ nation + -logy .] The science which treats of the division of mankind into races, their origin, distribution, and relations, and the peculiarities w...

Tem"plar (?) , n. [OE. templere , F. templier , LL. templarius . See Temple a church.] 1. One of a religious and military order first established at Jerusalem, in the early part...

St. Valentine's Day , a day sacred to St. Valentine; the 14th of February. It was a very old notion, alluded to by Shakespeare, that on this day birds begin to mate. Hence, perh...

Vi*con"ti*els (?) , n. pl. [See Vicontiel .] (O. Eng. Law) Things belonging to the sheriff; especially, farms (called also vicontiel rents ) for which the sheriff used to pay re...

Ar"ab (?; 277) , n. [Prob. ultimately fr. Heb. arabah a desert, the name employed, in the Old Testament, to denote the valley of the Jordan and Dead Sea. Ar. Arab , Heb. arabi ,...

2. (a) (Carp.) A hole or excavation in beams intended to be joined together, to receive the key which fastens them. (b) (Mach.) a mortise for a key or cotter.

Met`a*car"pus (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ beyond, between + <?/ the wrist.] (Anat.) That part of the skeleton of the hand or forefoot between the carpus and phalanges. In ma...

Pow"er , n. [OE. pouer , poer , OF. poeir , pooir , F. pouvoir , n. & v., fr. LL. potere , for L. posse , potesse , to be able, to have power. See Possible , Potent , and cf. Po...

Sid`er*a"tion , n. [L. sideratio .] The state of being siderated, or planet-struck; esp., blast in plants; also, a sudden and apparently causeless stroke of disease, as in apopl...

Syn. -- To Abolish , Repeal , Abrogate , Revoke , Annul , Nullify , Cancel . These words have in common the idea of setting aside by some overruling act. Abolish applies particu...

Al*bu"mi*nous (#) , Al*bu"mi*nose` (#) , a. [Cf. F. albumineux .] Pertaining to, or containing, albumen; having the properties of, or resembling, albumen or albumin. -- Al*bu"mi...

Al`pha*bet"ic (#) , Al`pha*bet"ic*al (#) , a. [Cf. F. alphab\'82tique .] 1. Pertaining to, furnished with, expressed by, or in the order of, the letters of the alphabet; as, alp...

El`e*men"tal (?) , a. 1. Pertaining to the elements, first principles, and primary ingredients, or to the four supposed elements of the material world; as, elemental air . " Ele...

Fet , v. t. [OE. fetten , feten , AS. fetian ; akin to AS. f\'91t a journey, and to E. foot ; cf. G. fassen to seize. &root; 77. See Foot , and cf. Fetch .] To fetch. [Obs.]

By any manner of means , in any way possible; by any sort of means. -- To be taken in, &or; with the manner . [A corruption of to be taken in the mainor . See Mainor .] To be ta...

Business paper , checks, notes, drafts, etc., given in payment of actual indebtedness; -- opposed to accommodation paper . -- Fly paper , paper covered with a sticky preparation...

-- To pay off . [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.) To fall to leeward, as the head of a vessel under sail. -- To pay on . [Etymol. uncertain.] To beat with vigor; to redouble blows. [...

2. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several American partridges belonging to Colinus , Callipepla , and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail , and Maryland quail )...

To slip a cable . (Naut.) See under Cable . -- To slip off , to take off quickly; as, to slip off a coat . -- To slip on , to put on in haste or loosely; as, to slip on a gown o...

A*poth"e*sis (#) , n. [Gr. <?/ a putting back or away, fr. <?/. See Apothecary .] (Arch.) (a) A place on the south side of the chancel in the primitive churches, furnished with...

Tra*bec"u*la (?) , n. ; pl. Trabecul\'91 (-l&emac;) . [L., a little beam.] (Anat.) A small bar, rod, bundle of fibers, or septal membrane, in the framework of an organ part.

Brink (?) , n. [Dan. brink edge, verge; akin to Sw. brink declivity, hill, Icel. brekka ; cf. LG. brink a grassy hill, W. bryn hill, bryncyn hillock.] The edge, margin, or borde...

Re"tail (?) , n. [F. retaille piece cut off, shred, paring, or OF. retail , from retailler . See Retail , v. ] The sale of commodities in small quantities or parcels; -- opposed...

Skim"ming*ton (?) , n. [Etymol. uncertain. Perhaps the name of some notorius scold.] A word employed in the phrase, To ride Skimmington ; that is to ride on a horse with a woman...

Vin`ce*tox"in (?) , n. (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from the root of the white swallowwort ( Vincetoxicum officinale , a plant of the Asclepias family) as a bitter yellow amorp...

Vint"ner (?) , n. [OE. vintener , viniter , OF. vinetier , vinotier , LL. vinetarius , fr. L. vinetum a vineyard, fr. vinum wine. See Wine .] One who deals in wine; a wine selle...

Ab"sti*nence (#) , n. [F. abstinence , L. abstinentia , fr. abstinere . See Abstain .] 1. The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the...

&hand; In this sense (which is its usual signification) Congregationalism is the system of faith and practice common to a large body of evangelical Trinitarian churches, which r...

2. (Metaph.) The doctrine of those who deny a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in the Bible, and in spiritual influences; also, any system of philoso...

Pte*ro"tic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ wing + <?/, <?/, ear.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to, or designating, a bone between the pro\'94tic and epiotic in the dorsal and outer part of the pe...

Re*vest" (?) , v. t. [OF reverstir , F. rev\'88tir , L. revestire ; pref. re- re- + vestire to clothe, fr. vestis a garment. See Vestry , and cf. Revet .] 1. To clothe again; to...

Hip bone (Anat.) , the innominate bone; -- called also haunch bone and huckle bone . -- Hip girdle (Anat.) , the pelvic girdle. -- Hip joint (Anat.) , the articulation between t...

Pep`to*hy`dro*chlo"ric (?) , a. [See Peptone , and Hydrochloric .] (Physiol. Chem.) Designating a hypothetical acid (called peptohydrochloric acid , pepsinhydrochloric acid , an...

Pro*ver"bi*al (?) , a. [L. proverbialis : cf. F. proverbial .] 1. Mentioned or comprised in a proverb; used as a proverb; hence, commonly known; as, a proverbial expression; his...

Stan"nel (?) , n. [AS. st\'bengella , stangilla ; properly, stone yeller, i . e ., a bird that yells from the rocks. See Stone , and Yell , and cf. Stonegall .] (Zo\'94l.) The k...

&hand; The old Roman name was Sextilis , the sixth month from March, the month in which the primitive Romans, as well as Jews, began the year. The name was changed to August in...

Flume (?) , n. [Cf. OE. flum river, OF, flum , fr. L. flumen , fr. fluere to flow. \'fb84. See Fluent .] A stream; especially, a passage channel, or conduit for the water that d...

Sa"vor , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Savored (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Savoring .] [Cf. OF. savorer , F. savourer . See Savor , n. ] [Written also savour .] 1. To have a particular smell o...

2. A mental faculty, or power of the mind; -- used in this sense chiefly in the plural, and in certain phrases; as, to lose one's wits ; at one's wits' end, and the like . "Men'...

Lean (?) , a. [ Compar. Leaner (?) ; superl. Leanest .] [OE. lene , AS. hl<?/ne ; prob. akin to E. lean to incline. See Lean , v. i. ] 1. Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficien...

Leath"er*wood` , n. (Bot.) A small branching shrub ( Dirca palustris ), with a white, soft wood, and a tough, leathery bark, common in damp woods in the Northern United States;...

Romanesque style (Arch.) , that which grew up from the attempts of barbarous people to copy Roman architecture and apply it to their own purposes. This term is loosely applied t...

Scorch (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Scorched (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Scorching .] [OE. scorchen , probably akin to scorcnen ; cf. Norw. skrokken shrunk up, skrekka , skr\'94kka , to...

Ta"pir (?) , n. [Braz. tapy'ra : cf. F. tapir .] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of large odd-toed ungulates belonging to Tapirus , Elasmognathus , and allied genera. They...

Van*es"sa (?) , n. [Probably from Swift's poem of Cadenus and Vanessa . See Vanessa , in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of han...

Eu*re"ka (?) . [Gr. <?/ I have found, perfect indicative of <?/ to find.] The exclamation attributed to Archimedes, who is said to have cried out " Eureka ! eureka !" (I have fo...

Man"drill (?) , n. [Cf. F. mandrille , Sp. mandril , It. mandrillo ; prob. the native name in Africa. Cf. Drill an ape.] (Zo\'94l.) a large West African baboon ( Cynocephalus, &...

Re*voke" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Revoked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Revoking .] [F. r\'82voquer , L. revocare ; pref. re- re- + vocare to call, fr. vox , vocis , voice. See Voice...

Seer"suck`er (?) , n. A light fabric, originally made in the East Indies, of silk and linen, usually having alternating stripes, and a slightly craped or puckered surface; also,...

Actual sin , Canonical sins , Original sin , Venial sin . See under Actual , Canonical , etc. -- Deadly , &or; Mortal , sins (R. C. Ch.) , willful and deliberate transgressions,...

Spor"tule (?) , n. [L. sportula a little basket, a gift, dim. of sporta a basket: cf. F. sortule .] A charitable gift or contribution; a gift; an alms; a dole; a largess; a spor...

Zin*cog"ra*phy (?) , n. [ Zinco- + -graphy .] The art or process of engraving or etching on zinc, in which the design is left in relief in the style of a wood cut, the rest of t...

A*braid" (#) , v. t. & i. [OE. abraiden , to awake, draw (a sword), AS. \'bebredgan to shake, draw; pref. \'be- (cf. Goth. us- , Ger. er- , orig. meaning out ) + bregdan to shak...

Ma"di*a (?) , n. [NL., fr. Sp. madi , fr. Chilian madi , the native name.] (Bot.) A genus of composite plants, of which one species ( Madia sativa ) is cultivated for the oil yi...

Rave , n. [Prov. E. raves , or rathes , a frame laid on a wagon, for carrying hay, etc.] One of the upper side pieces of the frame of a wagon body or a sleigh.

Sodium amalgam , an alloy of sodium and mercury, usually produced as a gray metallic crystalline substance, which is used as a reducing agent, and otherwise. -- Sodium bicarbona...

Tri*ver"bi*al (?) , a. [Pref. tri- + L. verbum a word.] (Rom. Antiq.) Pertaining to, or designating, certain days allowed to the pretor for hearing causes, when be might speak t...

Eu`di*om"e*ter (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ fair, clear weather, fr. <?/ fine, clear ( said of the air or weather) + -meter : cf. F. ediom\'8atre .] (Chem.) An instrument for the volumetri...

Foul (?) , a. [ Compar. Fouler (-&etil;r) ; superl. Foulest .] [OE. foul , ful , AS. f&umac;l ; akin to D. vuil , G. faul rotten, OHG. f&umac;l , Icel. f&umac;l foul, fetid; Dan...

Happy hunting grounds , the region to which, according to the belief of American Indians, the souls of warriors and hunters pass after death, to be happy in hunting and feasting...

&hand; Never is much used in composition with present participles to form adjectives, as in never -ceasing, never -dying, never -ending, never -fading, never -failing, etc., ret...

Se"rous (?) , a. [Cf. F. s\'82reux . See Serum .] (Physiol.) (a) Thin; watery; like serum; as the serous fluids. (b) Of or pertaining to serum; as, the serous glands, membranes,...

Slag (?) , n. [Sw. slagg , or LG. slacke , whence G. schlacke ; originally, perhaps, the splinters struck off from the metal by hammering. See Slay , v. t. ] 1. The dross, or re...

Syn"o*nym (?) , n. ; pl. Synonyms (<?/>) . [F. synonyme , L. synonyma , pl. of synonymum , Gr. <?/. See Synonymous .] One of two or more words (commonly words of the same langua...

Vegetarian <Xpage= Vegetable alkali (Chem.) , an alkaloid. -- Vegetable brimstone . (Bot.) See Vegetable sulphur , below. -- Vegetable butter (Bot.) , a name of several kinds of...

Al*low" (#) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Allowed (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Allowing .] [OE. alouen , OF. alouer , aloer , aluer , F. allouer , fr. LL. allocare to admit as proved, to plac...

Acute angle , one less than a right angle, or less than 90&deg;. -- Adjacent or Contiguous angles , such as have one leg common to both angles. -- Alternate angles . See Alterna...

2. Moderately good or agreeable; not contemptible; not very excellent or pleasing, but such as can be borne or received without disgust, resentment, or opposition; passable; as,...

Am"phi*go*ry (#) , n. [F. amphigouri , of uncertain derivation; perh. fr. Gr. <?/ + <?/ a circle.] A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attenti...

As`pi*ra"tion (#) , n. [L. aspiratio , fr. aspirare : cf. F. aspiration .] 1. The act of aspirating; the pronunciation of a letter with a full or strong emission of breath; an a...

Dutch (?) , a. [D. duitsch German; or G. deutsch , orig., popular, national, OD. dietsc , MHG. diutsch , tiutsch , OHG. diutisk , fr. diot , diota , a people, a nation; akin to...

Jacquard apparatus &or; arrangement , a device applied to looms for weaving figured goods, consisting of mechanism controlled by a chain of variously perforated cards, which cau...

Lat`i*cif"er*ous (?) , a. [L. latex , laticis , a liquid + -ferous .] (Bot.) Containing the latex; -- applied to the tissue or tubular vessels in which the latex of the plant is...

Pro*lon"gate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Prolongated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Prolongating .] [L. prolongatus , p. p. of prolongare . See Prolong .] To prolong; to extend in space o...

Ladies' man , a man who affects the society of ladies. -- Lady altar , an altar in a lady chapel. Shipley . -- Lady chapel , a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary. -- Lady court...

E*vince" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Evinced (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Evincing (?) .] [L. evincere vanquish completely, prevail, succeed in proving; e out + vincere to vanquish. See...

Heterogeneous nouns (Gram.) , nouns having different genders in the singular and plural numbers; as, hic locus , of the masculine gender in the singular, and hi loci and h\'91c...

Jas"mine (?) , n. [F. jasmin , Sp. jazmin , Ar. y\'besm\'c6n , Pers. y\'besm\'c6n ; cf. It. gesmino , gelsomino . Cf. Jessamine .] (Bot.) A shrubby plant of the genus Jasminum ,...

Mon"o*type (?) , Mon`o*typ"ic (?) , a. [ Mono- + -type : cf. F. monotype .] (Biol.) Having but one type; containing but one representative; as, a monotypic genus, which contains...

Pa*ho"e*ho`e (?) , n. (Min.) A name given in the Sandwich Islands to lava having a relatively smooth surface, in distinction from the rough-surfaced lava, called a-a . <-- Sandw...

Rhom"boid (?) , n. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/ rhomboidal; <?/<?/<?/ rhomb + <?/<?/<?/ shape: cf. F. rhombo\'8bde .] (Geom.) An oblique-angled parallelogram like a rhomb, but having only the...

3. (Fort.) An excavation made during a siege, for the purpose of covering the troops as they advance toward the besieged place. The term includes the parallels and the approaches .

-- For all the world . (a) Precisely; exactly. (b) For any consideration. -- Seven wonders of the world . See in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. -- To go to the world...

Syn. -- Friendly; peaceable; kind; harmonious. -- Amicable , Friendly . Neither of these words denotes any great warmth of affection, since friendly has by no means the same str...

Blas"phe*mous (?) , a. [L. blasphemus , Gr. <?/ .] Speaking or writing blasphemy; uttering or exhibiting anything impiously irreverent; profane; as, a blasphemous person; contai...

Syn. -- Comfort , Consolation . Comfort has two meanings: 1. Strength and relief received under affliction; 2. Positive enjoyment, of a quiet, permanent nature, together with th...

6. (Masonry) (a) A broad chisel used to bring stone to a nearly smooth surface; -- called also drove chisel . (b) The grooved surface of stone finished by the drove chisel; -- c...

Frill , n. [See Frill , v. i. ] . (Zo\'94l.) (a) A ruffing of a bird's feathers from cold . (b) A ruffle, consisting of a fold of membrane, of hairs, or of feathers, around the...

Ga"ble , n. [OE. gable , gabil , F. gable , fr. LL. gabalum front of a building, prob. of German or Scand. origin; cf. OHG. gibil , G. giebel gable, Icel. gafl , Goth. gibla pin...

4. The first step towards the attainment of a result; approach made to gain favor, to form an acquaintance, to adjust a difference, etc.; an overture; a tender; an offer; -- usu...

4. To strengthen (a beam, mast, etc.), or unite end to end (two timbers, railroad rails, etc.) by bolting a plank, timber, or plate to the beam, mast, or timbers, lengthwise on...

2. An apparatus in which vapor or gas is formed from a liquid or solid by means of heat or chemical process, as a steam boiler, gas retort, or vessel for generating carbonic aci...

2. Something which in firm or action resembles the common hammer ; as: (a) That part of a clock which strikes upon the bell to indicate the hour . (b) The padded mallet of a pia...

Hose carriage , cart , &or; truck , a wheeled vehicle fitted for conveying hose for extinguishing fires. -- Hose company , a company of men appointed to bring and manage hose in...

6. (Mach.) (a) A small machine or handy tool ; esp.: (Metal Working) A contrivance fastened to or inclosing a piece of work, and having hard steel surfaces to guide a tool, as a...

Justice , Rectitude . Rectitude , in its widest sense, is one of the most comprehensive words in our language, denoting absolute conformity to the rule of right in principle and...

Mea"sles , n. ; pl. in form, but used as singular in senses 1, 2, & 3 . [D. mazelen ; akin to G. masern , pl., and E. mazer , and orig. meaning, little spots. See Mazer .]

Bessemer steel (Metal.) See in the Vocabulary. -- Blister steel . (Metal.) See under Blister . -- Cast steel (Metal.) , a fine variety of steel, originally made by smelting blis...

Tin"to (?) , n. [Pg., tinged, fr. L. tinctus , p.p. of tingere to tinge. See Tint , n. ] A red Madeira wine, wanting the high aroma of the white sorts, and, when old, resembling...

Tor"u*la (?) , n. ; pl. Torul\'91 (<?/) [NL., dim. of L. torus a semicircular molding.] (Biol.) (a) A chain of special bacteria. (b) A genus of budding fungi. Same as Saccharomy...

the congregation looked on in silence, the better class scandalized , and the lower orders, some laughing, others backing the soldier or the minister, as their fancy dictated. S...

Sea"son*a*ble (?) , a. Occurring in good time, in due season, or in proper time for the purpose; suitable to the season; opportune; timely; as, a seasonable supply of rain .

&hand; In birds there are two laringes, an upper or true, but voiceless, larynx in the usual position behind the tongue, and a lower one, at or near the junction of the trachea...

Thigh (?) , n. [OE. thi , <?/ih , <?/eh , AS. <?/e\'a2h ; akin to OFries. thiach , D. dij , dije , OHG. dioh , thioh , Icel. <?/j\'d3 thigh, rump, and probably to Lith. taukas f...

Tur"pen*tine , n. [F. t\'82r\'82bentine , OF. also turbentine ; cf. Pr. terebentina , terbentina , It. terebentina , trementina ; fr. L. terebinthinus of the turpentine tree, fr...

Am"o*rous (#) , a. [OF. amoros , F. amoreux , LL. amorosus , fr. L. amor love, fr. amare to love.] 1. Inclined to love; having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment; lovi...

Chill (?) , n. [AS. cele , cyle , from the same root as celan , calan , to be cold; akin to D. kil cold, coldness, Sw. kyla to chill, and E. cool . See Cold , and cf. Cool .]

Margaric acid . (a) (Physiol. Chem.) A fatty body, crystallizing in pearly scales, and obtained by digesting saponified fats (soaps) with an acid. It was formerly supposed to be...

To stick by . (a) To adhere closely to; to be firm in supporting . "We are your only friends; stick by us, and we will stick by you." Davenant . (b) To be troublesome by adherin...

Trap (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Trapped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Trapping .] [Akin to OE. trappe trappings, and perhaps from an Old French word of the same origin as E. drab a kind...

Trou"ba*dour` (?) , n. [F. troubadour , fr. Pr. trobador , (assumed) LL. tropator a singer, tropare to sing, fr. tropus a kind of singing, a melody, song, L. tropus a trope, a s...

Claw (?) , n. [AS. clawu , cl\'be , cle\'a2 ; akin to D. klaauw , G. Klaue, Icel. kl\'d3 , SW. & Dan. klo , and perh. to E. clew .] 1. A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird.

Des"ert , a. [Cf. L. desertus , p. p. of deserere , and F. d\'82sert . See 2d Desert .] Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste;...

Puck"er (?) , v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Puckered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Puckering .] [From Poke a pocket, small bag.] To gather into small folds or wrinkles; to contract into rid...

Reck (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Recked (?) ( obs . imp . Roughte ); p. pr. & vb. n. Recking .] [AS. reccan , r&emc;can , to care for; akin to OS. r&omac;kian , OHG. ruochan , G....

Si"zar (?) , n. One of a body of students in the universities of Cambridge (Eng.) and Dublin, who, having passed a certain examination, are exempted from paying college fees and...

Tyr"an*ny (?) , n. [OE. tirannye , OF. tirannie , F. tyrannie ; cf. It. tirannia ; Gr. <?/, <?/, L. tyrannis . See Tyrant .] 1. The government or authority of a tyrant; a countr...

Zo`\'94*chem"is*try (?) , n. [ Zo\'94- + chemistry .] Animal chemistry; particularly, the description of the chemical compounds entering into the composition of the animal body,...

Apert <Xpage= Anx*i"e*ty (#) , n. ; pl. Anxieties (#) . [L. anxietas , fr. anxius : cf. F. anxi\'82t\'82 . See Anxious .] 67 1. Concern or solicitude respecting some thing o<?/<...

Birth"right` (?) , n. Any right, privilege, or possession to which a person is entitled by birth, such as an estate descendible by law to an heir, or civil liberty under a free...

&hand; Capillarity depends upon the relative attaction of the modecules of the liquid for each other and for those of the solid, and is especially observable in capillary tubes,...

Ce*dil"la (?) , n. [Sp. cedilla , cf. F. c\'82dille ; dim. of zeta , the Gr. name of the letter z , because this letter was formerly written after the c , to give it the sound o...

Pun"ish (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Punished (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Punishing .] [OE. punischen , F. punir , from L. punire , punitum , akin to poena punishment, penalty. See Pain...

Sanguinary <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification...

2. (Naut.) [From Sound to fathom.] (a) measurement by sounding; also, the depth so ascertained. (b) Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will re...

Ed"it (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Edited ; p. pr. & vb. n. Editing .] [F. \'82diter , or L. editus , p. p. of edere to give out, put forth, publish; e out + dare to give. See Dat...

Ex*cul"pate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Exculpated (?) , p. pr. & vb. n. . Exculpating (<?/).] [L. ex out + culpatus , p. p. of culpare to find fault with, to blame, culpa fault....

Flag (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Flagged (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Flagging (?) .] [Cf. Icel. flaka to droop, hang loosely. Cf. Flacker , Flag an ensign.] 1. To hang loose without st...

Syn. -- Argumentation; argument. -- Reasoning , Argumentation . Few words are more interchanged than these; and yet, technically, there is a difference between them. Reasoning i...

Rind (?) , n. [AS. rind bark, crust of bread; akin <?/<?/ OHG. rinta , G. rinde , and probably to E. rand , rim ; cf. Skr. ram to end, rest.] The external covering or coat, as o...

Fish torpedo , a spindle-shaped, or fish-shaped, self-propelling submarine torpedo. -- Spar torpedo , a canister or other vessel containing an explosive charge, and attached to...

Metropolitan vestry , in the city of London, and certain specified parishes and places in England, a body composed of householders who pay poor rates. Its duties include the rep...

6. (Law) A leaf containing a certain number of words, hence, a certain number of words in a writing, as in England, in law proceedings 72, and in chancery, 90; in New York, 100...

Go"pher (?) , n. [F. gaufre waffle, honeycomb. See Gauffer .] (Zo\'94l.) 1. One of several North American burrowing rodents of the genera Geomys and Thomomys , of the family Geo...

Le"man (?) , n. [OE. lemman , legman ; AS. le\'a2f dear + mann man. See Lief , and Man .] A sweetheart, of either sex; a gallant, or a mistress; -- usually in a bad sense. [Arch...

Per"i*clase (?) , Per`i*cla"site (?) , n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. <?/ to break.] (Min.) A grayish or dark green mineral, consisting essentially of magnesia (magnesium oxide), occurri...

Slat"y (?) , a. [From Slate .] Resembling slate; having the nature, appearance, or properties, of slate; composed of thin parallel plates, capable of being separated by splittin...

Swear (?) , v. i. [ imp. Swore (?) , formerly Sware (<?/) ; p. p. Sworn (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Swearing .] [OE. swerien , AS. swerian ; akin to D. zweren , OS. swerian , OHG. swe...

A*nat"o*my (#) , n. ; pl. Anatomies (#) . [F. anatomie , L. anatomia , Gr. <?/ dissection, fr. <?/ to cut up; <?/ + <?/ to cut.] 1. The art of dissecting, or artificially separa...

Ber"ber (?) , n. [See Barbary.] A member of a race somewhat resembling the Arabs, but often classed as Hamitic, who were formerly the inhabitants of the whole of North Africa fr...

1. The act or process of resolving the constituent parts of a compound body or substance into its elementary parts; separation into constituent part; analysis; the decay or diss...

Electric atmosphere , &or; Electric aura . See under Aura . -- Electrical battery . See Battery . -- Electrical brush . See under Brush . -- Electric cable . See Telegraph cable...

Fa*ri"na (?) , n. [L., meal, flour, fr. far a sort of grain, spelt; akin to E. barley .] 1. A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetabl...

Ha`gi*ol"o*gy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ sacred + -logy .] The history or description of the sacred writings or of sacred persons; a narrative of the lives of the saints; a catalogue of...

Tertullian and Gregory the Great understood this passage of Isaiah in reference to the fall of Satan; in consequence of which the name Lucifer has since been applied to, Satan....

Main*tain (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Maintained (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Maintaining .] [OE. maintenen , F. maintenir , properly, to hold by the hand; main hand (L. manus ) + F. te...

Mo*men"tous (?) , a. [Cf. L. momentosus rapid, momentary.] Of moment or consequence; very important; weighty; as, a momentous decision; momentous affairs. -- Mo*men"tous*ly , ad...

Num"ber (?) , n. [OE. nombre , F. nombre , L. numerus ; akin to Gr. <?/ that which is dealt out, fr. <?/ to deal out, distribute. See Numb , Nomad , and cf. Numerate , Numero ,...

The`o*log"ic*al (?) , a. [L. theologicus , Gr. <?/: cf. F. th\'82ologique .] Of or pertaining to theology, or the science of God and of divine things; as, a theological treatise...

Vir"e*o (?) , n. [L., a species of bird.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of American singing birds belonging to Vireo and allied genera of the family Vireonid\'91 . In m...

&hand; In Scripture, the term brother is applied to a kinsman by blood more remote than a son of the same parents, as in the case of Abraham and Lot, Jacob and Laban. In a more...

Dog"wood` (?) , n. [So named from skewers (dags) being made of it. Dr . Prior . See Dag , and Dagger .] (Bot.) The Cornus , a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the wood of w...

Hy"gi*ene (?) , n. [F. hygi\'8ane . See Hygeia .] That department of sanitary science which treats of the preservation of health, esp. of households and communities; a system of...

Su`per*flu"i*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Superfluities (#) . [L. superfluit\'82 , L. superfluitas . See Superfluous .] 1. A greater quantity than is wanted; superabundance; as, a superflu...

An`e*morph"i*lous (#) , a. [Gr. <?/ wind + <?/ lover.] (Bot.) Fertilized by the agency of the wind; -- said of plants in which the pollen is carried to the stigma by the wind; w...

Dif*far`re*a"tion (?) , n. [L. diffarreatio ; dif- = farreum a spelt cake. See Confarreation .] A form of divorce, among the ancient Romans, in which a cake was used. See Confar...

E*vap"o*rate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Evaporated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Evaporating (?) .] [L. evaporatus , p. p. of evaporare ; e out + vapor steam or vapor. See Vapor .] 1. T...

Fa*tal"i*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Fatalities (#) . [L. fatalitas : cf. F. fatalit\'82 ] 1. The state of being fatal, or proceeding from destiny; invincible necessity, superior to, and...

Gran"u*lose` (?) , n. [From Granule .] (Physiol. Chem.) The main constituent of the starch grain or granule, in distinction from the framework of cellulose. Unlike cellulose, it...

Hat*te"ri*a (?) , n. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A New Zealand lizard, which, in anatomical character, differs widely from all other existing lizards. It is the only living representative...

Hod (?) , n. [Prov. E. for hold , i. e ., that which holds. See Hold .] 1. A kind of wooden tray with a handle, borne on the shoulder, for carrying mortar, brick, etc.

Magistral line (Fort.) , the guiding line, or outline, or outline, by which the form of the work is determined. It is usually the crest line of the parapet in fieldworks, or the...

4. (Law) One who is bound with and for another who is primarily liable, and who is called the principal ; one who engages to answer for another's appearance in court, or for his...

Duplex escapement , a peculiar kind of watch escapement, in which the scape-wheel has two sets of teeth. See Escapement . -- Duplex lathe , one for turning off, screwing, and su...

Strut (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Strutted (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Strutting .] [OE. struten , strouten , to swell; akin to G. strozen to be swelled, to be puffed up, to strut, Dan...

Clove , n. [OE. clow , fr. F. clou nail, clou de girofle a clove, lit. nail of clove, fr. L. clavus nail, perh. akin to clavis key, E. clavicle . The clove was so called from it...

Con*sid"er (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p.p. Considered (?) ; p.pr. & vb.n. Considering .] [F. consid\'82rer , L. considerare , -sideratum , to consider, view attentively, prob. fr. con...

Derogatory clause in a testament (Law) , a sentence of secret character inserted by the testator alone, of which he reserves the knowledge to himself, with a condition that no w...

Em"ber , a. [OE. ymber , AS. ymbren , ymbryne , prop., running around, circuit; ymbe around + ryne a running, fr. rinnan to run. See Amb- , and Run .] Making a circuit of the ye...

In`fe*ro*bran`chi*a"ta (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Inferobranchiate .] (Zo\'94l.) A suborder of marine gastropod mollusks, in which the gills are between the foot and the mantle.

Kurd (?) , n. A native or inhabitant of a mountainous region of Western Asia belonging to the Turkish and Persian monarchies. [Written also Koord .] <-- parts of this group live...

Mi`tra`illeuse" (?) , n. [F., fr. mitrailler to fire grapeshot, fr. mitraille old iron, grapeshot, dim. of OF. mite a mite.] (Mil.) A breech-loading machine gun consisting of a...

&hand; The letter e is required analogically after the second g in order to soften it; but the spelling mortgagor is in fact the prevailing form. When the word is contradistingu...

Pug"ging (?) , n. [See Pug , v. t. ] 1. The act or process of working and tempering clay to make it plastic and of uniform consistency, as for bricks, for pottery, etc.

Sor"ghum (?) , n. [NL., probably of Chinese origin.] (Bot.) (a) A genus of grasses, properly limited to two species, Sorghum Halepense , the Arabian millet, or Johnson grass (se...

Auc`tion*eer" (?) , n. A person who sells by auction; a person whose business it is to dispose of goods or lands by public sale to the highest or best bidder.

Chop (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Chopped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Chopping .] [Cf. LG. & D. kappen , Dan. kappe , Sw. kappa . Cf. Chap to crack.] 1. To cut by striking repeatedly wi...

Da*ko"tas (?) , n. pl .; sing. Dacota (<?/) . (Ethnol.) An extensive race or stock of Indians, including many tribes, mostly dwelling west of the Mississippi River; -- also, in...

Flor"in (?) , n. [F. florin , It. florino , orig., a Florentine coin, with a lily on it, fr. flore a flower, fr. L. flos . See Flower , and cf. Floren .] A silver coin of Floren...

8. (Naut.) (a) See Footrope , a. (b) A breastband for a leadsman. (c) An iron bar for a sheet traveler to slide upon. (d) A jackstay. W. C. Russell . Totten .

Light"ning (?) , n. [For lightening , fr. lighten to flash.] 1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another...

O`le*a"ceous (?) , a. [L. ol\'82aceus of the olive tree.] (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants ( Oleace\'91 ), mostly trees and shrubs, of which th...

Dream (?) , n. [Akin to OS. dr<?/m , D. droom , G. traum , Icel. draumr , Dan. & Sw. dr\'94m ; cf. G. tr\'81gen to deceive, Skr. druh to harm, hurt, try to hurt. AS. dre\'a0m jo...

Hummingale , lively or strong ale. Dryden . -- Humming bird (Zo\'94l.) , any bird of the family Trochilid\'91 , of which over one hundred genera are known, including about four...

To keep from , to abstain or refrain from. -- To keep in with , to keep on good terms with; as, to keep in with an opponent . -- To keep on , to go forward; to proceed; to conti...

-- Wood oil (Bot.) , a resinous oil obtained from several East Indian trees of the genus Dipterocarpus , having properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes substituted...

Al"lan*ite (#) , n. [From T. Allan , who first distinguished it as a species.] (min.) A silicate containing a large amount of cerium. It is usually black in color, opaque, and i...

A*mal`ga*ma"tion (#) , n. [Cf. F. amalgamation .] 1. The act or operation of compounding mercury with another metal; -- applied particularly to the process of separating gold an...

He`li*op"o*ra (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ the sun + <?/ a passage, pore.] (Zo\'94l.) An East Indian stony coral now known to belong to the Alcyonaria; -- called also blue coral .

At loose ends , not in order; in confusion; carelessly managed. -- Fast and loose . See under Fast . -- To break loose . See under Break . -- Loose pulley . (Mach.) See Fast and...

To man a yard (Naut.) , to send men upon a yard, as for furling or reefing a sail. -- To man the yards (Naut.) , to station men on the yards as a salute or mark of respect.

Middle Ages , the period of time intervening between the decline of the Roman Empire and the revival of letters. Hallam regards it as beginning with the sixth and ending with th...

Pa*rab"o*loid (?) , n. [ Parabola + -oid : cf. F. parabolo\'8bde .] (Geom.) The solid generated by the rotation of a parabola about its axis; any surface of the second order who...

&hand; An ordinary feather consists of the quill or hollow basal part of the stem; the shaft or rachis, forming the upper, solid part of the stem; the vanes or webs, implanted o...

Rib"*band` (?) , n. [ Rib + band .] [Written also riband , and ribbon .] (Shipbuilding) A long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to...

San`ta*la"ceous (?) , a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Santalace\'91) , of which the genus Santalum is the type, and which includes the buffalo nut and a...

&hand; In some countries, concubinage is marriage of an inferior kind, or performed with less solemnity than a true or formal marriage; or marriage with a woman of inferior cond...

En*cour"age (?; 48) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Encouraged (?; 48) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Encouraging (?) .] [F. encourager ; pref. en- (L. in ) + courage courage. See Courage .] To give...

Fun"gus (?) , n. ; pl. L. Fungi (#) , E. Funguses (#) . [L., a mushroom; perh. akin to a doubtful Gr. <?/ sponge, for <?/ ;if so, cf. E. sponge .] 1. (Bot.) Any one of the Fungi...

Lapse , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Lapsed (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lapsing .] 1. To pass slowly and smoothly downward, backward, or away; to slip downward, backward, or away; to glide; -...

Ra`ti*oc"i*na*tive (?) , a. [L. ratiocinativus .] Characterized by, or addicted to, ratiocination; consisting in the comparison of proportions or facts, and the deduction of inf...

2. Specifically: The act of a superior or superintending officer who, in the discharge of his office, visits a corporation, college, etc., to examine into the manner in which it...

Bro"mo*form (?) , n. [ Brom ine + form yl.] (Chem.) A colorless liquid, CHBr3 , having an agreeable odor and sweetish taste. It is produced by the simultaneous action of bromine...

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.

H\'91m`a*ta*chom"e*ter (?) , n. [ H\'91ma- + Gr. <?/ swift + -meter .] (Physiol.) A form of apparatus (somewhat different from the hemadrometer ) for measuring the velocity of t...

Pes"tle (?) , n. [OE. pestel , OF. pestel , LL. pestellum , L. pistillum , pistillus , a pounder, pestle, fr. pisere , pinsere , to pound, crush, akin to Gr. <?/, Skr. pish . Cf...

Dyer's Rocket . (Bot.) See Dyer's broom , under Broom . -- Rocket larkspur (Bot.) , an annual plant with showy flowers in long racemes ( Delphinium Ajacis ). -- Sea rocket (Bot....

Ru"di*ment (?) , n. [L. rudimentum , fr. rudis unwrought, ignorant, rude: cf. F. rudiment . See Rude .] 1. That which is unformed or undeveloped; the principle which lies at the...

Shrimp , n. [OE. shrimp ; -- probably so named from its shriveled appearance. See Shrimp , v. ] 1. (Zo\'94l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of macruran Crustacea belonging to...

Sun and planet wheels (Mach.) , an ingenious contrivance for converting reciprocating motion, as that of the working beam of a steam engine, into rotatory motion. It consists of...

6. (Steam Boilers) A small pipe forming part of the boiler, containing water and surrounded by flame or hot gases, or else surrounded by water and forming a flue for the gases t...

3. One of a order of angels, variously represented in art. In European painting the cherubim have been shown as blue, to denote knowledge, as distinguished from the seraphim (se...

Syn. -- Peril; hazard; risk; jeopardy. -- Danger , Peril , Hazard , Risk , Jeopardy . Danger is the generic term, and implies some contingent evil in prospect. Peril is instant...

&hand; The killers have a high dorsal fin, and powerful jaws armed with large, sharp teeth. They capture, and swallow entire, large numbers of seals, porpoises, and dolphins, an...

Ag*nos"ti*cism (#) , n. That doctrine which, professing ignorance, neither asserts nor denies. Specifically: (Theol.) The doctrine that the existence of a personal Deity, an uns...

An*nounce" (#) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Announced (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Announcing (#) .] [OF. anoncier , F. annoncer , fr. L. annuntiare ; ad + nuntiare to report, relate, nuntiu...

Con*cede" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Conceded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Conceding .] [L. concedere , concessum ; con- + cedere to go along, give way, yield: cf. F. conc\'82der . See Ced...

Direct action . (Mach.) See Direct-acting . -- Direct discourse (Gram.) , the language of any one quoted without change in its form; as, he said "I can not come;" -- correlative...

Equimomental cone of a given rigid body , a conical surface that has any given vertex, and is described by a straight line which moves in such manner that the moment of inertia...

Fic"tion (?) , n. [F. fiction , L. fictio , fr. fingere , fictum to form, shape, invent, feign. See Feign .] 1. The act of feigning, inventing, or imagining; as, by a mere ficti...

Fourth , n. 1. One of four equal parts into which one whole may be divided; the quotient of a unit divided by four; one coming next in order after the third.

Grand action , a pianoforte action, used in grand pianos, in which special devices are employed to obtain perfect action of the hammer in striking and leaving the string. -- Gra...

Has"sock (?) , n. [Scot. hassock , hassik , a besom, anything bushy, a large, round turf used as a seat, OE. hassok sedgy ground, W. hesgog sedgy, hesg sedge, rushes; cf. Ir. se...

&hand; The murres are allied to the auks, and are abundant on the northern coasts of Europe and America. They often breed in large communities on the projecting ledges of precip...

Re*sound" (r?*zound") , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Resounded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Resounding .] [OE. resounen , OF. resoner , F. r\'82sonner , from L. resonare ; pref. re- re- + sonare t...

U*le"ma (?) , n. [Ar. 'ulem\'be the wise or learned men, pl. of '\'belim wise, learned, fr. alima to know.] A college or corporation in Turkey composed of the hierarchy, namely,...

Al*li"ance (#) , n. [OE. aliaunce , OF. aliance , F. alliance , fr. OF. alier , F. allier . See Ally , and cf. LL. alligantia .] 1. The state of being allied; the act of allying...

Bret"on (?) , a. [F. breton .] Of or relating to Brittany, or Bretagne, in France. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Brittany, or Bretagne, in France; also, the ancient language o...

Cheese cake , a cake made of or filled with, a composition of soft curds, sugar, and butter. Prior . -- Cheese fly (Zo\'94l.) , a black dipterous insect ( Piophila casei ) of wh...

Gin block , a simple form of tackle block, having one wheel, over which a rope runs; -- called also whip gin , rubbish pulley , and monkey wheel . -- Gin power , a form of horse...

Lac*tes"cent (?) , a. [L. lactescens , p. pr. of lactescere to turn to milk, incho. fr. lactere to be milky, fr. lac , lactis , milk: cf. F. lactescent .] 1. Having a milky look...

Log"ic (?) , n. [OE. logike , F. logi q ue , L. logica , logice , Gr. <?/ (sc. <?/), fr. <?/ belonging to speaking or reason, fr. <?/ speech, reason, <?/ to say, speak. See Lege...

Moi"e*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Moieties (#) . [F. moiti\'82 , L. medietas , fr. medius middle, half. See Mid , a. , and cf. Mediate , Mediety .] 1. One of two equal parts; a half; as,...

Cinder frame , a framework of wire in front of the tubes of a locomotive, to arrest the escape of cinders. -- Cinder notch (Metal.) , the opening in a blast furnace, through whi...

Moon (?) , n. [OE. mone , AS. m\'d3na ; akin to D. maan , OS. & OHG. m\'beno , G. mond , Icel. m\'beni , Dan. maane , Sw. m\'86ne , Goth. m\'c7na , Lith. men<?/ , L. mensis mont...

2. (Mining & Mech.) A heavy iron tool, curved and sometimes pointed at both ends, wielded by means of a wooden handle inserted in the middle, -- used by quarrymen, roadmakers, e...

6. (a) A projecting ridge of metal in the interior of a lock, to prevent the use of any key which has not a corresponding notch for passing it. (b) A notch or slit in a key corr...

Col`or*im"e*ter (?) , n. [ Color + - meter: cf. F. colorim\'8atre .] An instrument for measuring the depth of the color of anything, especially of a liquid, by comparison with a...

In*lace" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inlaced (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Inlacing (?) .] [Pref. in- + lace : cf. OE. enlacen to entangle, involve, OF. enlacier , F. enlacer . See Lace...

Loam (?) , n. [AS. l\'bem ; akin to D. leem , G. lehm , and E. lime . See 4th Lime .] 1. A kind of soil; an earthy mixture of clay and sand, with organic matter to which its fer...

Py*rol"o*gy (?) , n. [ Pyro- + -logy : cf. F. pyrologie .] That branch of physical science which treats of the properties, phenomena, or effects of heat; also, a treatise on heat.

SSo"cia*ble (?) , a. [F., fr. L. sociabilis , fr. sociare to associate, fr. socius a companion. See Social .] 1. Capable of being, or fit to be, united in one body or company; a...

-ways (?) . A suffix formed from way by the addition of the adverbial -s (see -wards ). It is often used interchangeably with wise ; as, end ways or end wise ; no ways or no wis...

Worst (?) , a. , superl. of Bad . [OE. werst , worste , wurste , AS. wyrst , wierst , wierrest . See Worse , a .] Bad, evil, or pernicious, in the highest degree, whether in a p...

Anomalistic year , the time of the earth's revolution from perihelion to perihelion again, which is 365 days, 6 hours, 13 minutes, and 48 seconds. -- A year's mind (Eccl.) , a c...

Cloff (?; 115) , n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Formerly an allowance of two pounds in every three hundred weight after the tare and tret are subtracted; now used only in a general sen...

Syn. -- To Demolish , Overturn , Destroy , Dismantle , Raze . That is overturned or overthrown which had stood upright; that is destroyed whose component parts are scattered; th...

1. (Classical Arch\'91ol.) (a) A copy, as in pottery, of an artist's original work. Hence: (b) A work sculptured in relief, as a cameo, or in bas-relief (in this sense used loos...

2. (Eccl.) A church festival celebrated on the 6th of January, the twelfth day after Christmas, in commemoration of the visit of the Magi of the East to Bethlehem, to see and wo...

Syn. -- To obtain; acquire; get; procure; win; earn; attain; achieve. See Obtain . -- To Gain , Win . Gain implies only that we get something by exertion; win , that we do it in...

Day in, day out , from the beginning to the limit of each of several days; day by day; every day. -- Out and out . (a) adv. Completely; wholly; openly. (b) adj. Without any rese...

1. The act of violating sacred things, or of treating them with contempt or irreverence; irreverent or too familiar treatment or use of what is sacred; desecration; as, the prof...

Stet (?) , L., subj. 3d pers. sing. of stare to stand, remain. [See Stand .] (Print.) Let it stand; -- a word used by proof readers to signify that something once erased, or mar...

Ab"so*lute (#) , a. [L. absolutus , p. p. of absolvere : cf. F. absolu . See Absolve .] 1. Loosed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled; unrestricted; unconditional; as...

Syn. -- Clearness , Perspicuity . Clearness has reference to our ideas, and springs from a distinct conception of the subject under consideration. Perspicuity has reference to t...

Com"pli*ment (?) , n. [F. compliment . It complimento , fr. comlire to compliment, finish, suit, fr. L. complere to fill up. See Complete , and cf. Complement .] An expression,...

Glycocholic acid (Physiol. Chem.) , a conjugate acid, composed of glycocoll and cholic acid, present in bile in the form of a sodium salt. The acid commonly forms a resinous mas...

Of"fer*to*ry (?) , n. ; pl. Offertories . [L. offertorium the place to which offerings were brought, in LL. offertory: cf.F. offertoire .] 1. The act of offering, or the thing o...

5. (Mus.) The designation of the key (when not C major, or its relative, A minor) by means of one or more sharps or flats at the beginning of the staff, immediately after the cl...

Teen (?) , n. [OE. tene , AS. te\'a2na reproach, wrong, fr. te\'a2n to accuse; akin to G. zeihen , Goth. ga teihan to tell, announce, L. dicere to say. See Token .] Grief; sorro...

4. The disposition of the several parts of any body in connection with each other, or the manner in which the constituent parts are united; structure; as, the texture of earthy...

A*dip"ic (#) , a. [L. adeps , adipis , fat.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, fatty or oily substances; -- applied to certain acids obtained from fats by the action of ni...

Chas"ten (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Chastened (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Chastening .] [OE. chastien , OF. Chastier , F. Ch<?/tier , fr. L. castigare to punish, chastise; castus pure...

Com*mu"ni*cate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Communicated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Communicating .] [L. communicatus , p. p. of communicare to communicate, fr. communis common. See Commun...

Di`a*pa"son (?) , n. [L., fr. Gr. <?/ ( i . e ., <?/ <?/ <?/ the concord of the first and last notes, the octave); <?/ through + <?/, gen. pl. of <?/ all: cf. F. diapason . Cf....

En*treat" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Entreated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Entreating .] [OE. entreten to treat, request, OF. entraiter to treat of; pref. en- (L. in ) + traitier to treat...

Floc"cus (?) , n. ; pl. Flocci (#) . [L., a flock of wool.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The tuft of hair terminating the tail of mammals . (b) A tuft of feathers on the head of young birds.

Syn. -- Vicinity; vicinaty; proximity. -- Neighborhood , Vicinity . Neigborhood is Anglo-Saxon, and vicinity is Latin. Vicinity does not commonly denote so close a connection as...

Syn. -- Picture , Painting . Every kind of representation by drawing or painting is a picture , whether made with oil colors, water colors, pencil, crayons, or India ink; strict...

Trans*act" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Transacted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Transacting .] [L. transactus , p. p. of transigere . See Transaction .] To carry through; to do; perform; to...

Bengal light , a firework containing niter, sulphur, and antimony, and producing a sustained and vivid colored light, used in making signals and in pyrotechnics; -- called also...

Gold"finch` (?) , n. [AS. goldfinc . See Gold , and Finch .] (Zo\'94l.) (a) A beautiful bright-colored European finch ( Carduelis elegans ). The name refers to the large patch o...

Bend , n. [See Bend , v. t. , and cf. Bent , n. ] 1. A turn or deflection from a straight line or from the proper direction or normal position; a curve; a crook; as, a slight be...

Chan"croid (?) , n. [ Chancre + -oil .] (Med.) A venereal sore, resembling a chancre in its seat and some external characters, but differing from it in being the starting point...

De`o*dar" (?) , n. [Native name, fr. Skr. d<?/<?/ad\'beru , prop., timber of the gods.] (Bot.) A kind of cedar ( Cedrus Deodara ), growing in India, highly valued for its size a...

Ex"pe*dite , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Expedited (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Expediting (?) .] 1. To relieve of impediments; to facilitate; to accelerate the process or progress of; to has...

Guil"le*mot` (?) , n. [F.] (Zo\'94l.) One of several northern sea birds, allied to the auks. They have short legs, placed far back, and are expert divers and swimmers.

Half ape (Zo\'94l.) , a lemur. -- Half back . (Football) See under 2d Back . -- Half bent , the first notch, for the sear point to enter, in the tumbler of a gunlock; the halfco...

Hus"band (?) , n. [OE. hosebonde , husbonde , a husband, the master of the house or family, AS. h<?/sbonda master of the house; h<?/s house + bunda , bonda , householder, husban...

Matte (?) , n. [F. matte ; cf. F. mat , masc., matte , fem., faint, dull, dim; -- said of metals. See Mate checkmate.] 1. (Metallurgy) A partly reduced copper sulphide, obtained...

Ne"o*phyte (?) , n. [L. neophytis , Gr. <?/, prop., newly planted; <?/ new + <?/ grown, <?/ that which has grown, a plant, fr. <?/ to grow: cf. F. n\'82ophyte . See New , and Be...

Ru"ble (?) , n. [Russ. ruble .] The unit of monetary value in Russia. <-- and, 1917-1992, in the Soviet Union --> It is divided into 100 copecks, and in the gold coin of the rea...

Sac*chul"mic (?) , a. [ Sacch arine + ulmic .] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained as a dark amorphous substance by the long-continued boiling of sucrose...

Stork (?) , n. [AS. storc ; akin to G. storch , OHG. storah , Icel. storkr , Dan. & Sw. stork , and perhaps to Gr. <?/ a vulture.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of large...

Apace <Xpage= Anx*i"e*ty (#) , n. ; pl. Anxieties (#) . [L. anxietas , fr. anxius : cf. F. anxi\'82t\'82 . See Anxious .] 67 1. Concern or solicitude respecting some thing o<?/<...

Chine (?) , n. [Cf. Chink .] A chink or cleft; a narrow and deep ravine; as, Shanklin Chine in the Isle of Wight, a quarter of a mile long and 230 feet deep . [Prov. Eng.] "The...

Cir`cum*volve" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Circumvolved (?) ; p. pr. vb. n. Circumvolving .] [L. circumvolvere , -volutum ; circum + volvere to roll.] To roll round; to cause to...

&hand; Ferments are of two kinds: ( a ) Formed or organized ferments. ( b ) Unorganized or structureless ferments. The latter are also called soluble &or; chemical ferments , an...

In*cline" (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Inclined (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Inclining .] [OE. inclinen , enclinen , OF. encliner , incliner , F. incliner , L. inclinare ; pref. in- in +...

Pro*sec"tor (?) , n. [L., an anatomist, from prosecare to cut up; pro before + secare to cut.] One who makes dissections for anatomical illustration; usually, the assistant of a...

Sal"vage (?; 48) , n. [F. salvage , OF. salver to save, F. sauver , fr. L. salvare . See Save .] 1. The act of saving a vessel, goods, or life, goods, or life, from perils of th...

Ad`an*so"ni*a (#) , n. [From Adanson , a French botanist.] (Bot.) A genus of great trees related to the Bombax. There are two species, A . digitata , the baobab or monkey-bread...

Asp (#) , n. [L. aspis , fr. Gr. <?/: cf. OF. aspe , F. aspic .] (Zo\'94l.) A small, hooded, poisonous serpent of Egypt and adjacent countries, whose bite is often fatal. It is...

Choke damp , a damp consisting principally of carboni<?/ acid gas; -- so called from its extinguishing flame and animal life. See Carbonic acid , under Carbonic . -- Damp sheet...

Ex*em"pli*fy (?) v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Exemplified (?) ; p. pr. &. vb. n. Exemplifying .] [L. exemplum example + -fy : cf. LL. exemplificare to copy, serve as an example.] 1. To...

Promp"tu*a*ry , n. [L. promptuarium , fr. promptuarius belonging to distribution, distributing: cf, F. promptuaire . See Prompt , a. ] That from which supplies are drawn; a stor...

The general capability of knowledge necessarily requires that, besides the power of evoking out of unconsciousness one portion of our retained knowledge in preference to another...

Spa"dix (?) , n. ; pl. L. Spadices (#) , E. Spadixes (#) . [L., a palm branch broken off, with its fruit, Gr. <?/.] 1. (Bot.) A fleshy spike of flowers, usually inclosed in a le...

For"age , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Foraged ; p. pr. & vb. n. Foraging (?) .] To wander or rove in search of food; to collect food, esp. forage, for horses and cattle by feeding on o...

The king grants a manor to A, and A grants a portion of it to B. In this case. B holds his lands immediately of A, but mediately of the king. Blakstone.

Must (?) , v. i. &or; auxiliary . [OE. moste , a pret. generally meaning, could, was free to, pres. mot , moot , AS. m\'d3ste , pret. m\'d3t , pres.; akin to D. moetan to be obl...

Par`o*\'94ph"o*ron (?) , n. [NL., from Gr. <?/ (see Para- ) + <?/ an egg + <?/ to bear.] (Anat.) A small mass of tubules near the ovary in some animals, and corresponding with t...

Car"i*ca*ture (?) , n. [It. caricatura , fr. caricare to charge, overload, exaggerate. See Charge , v. t. ] 1. An exaggeration, or distortion by exaggeration, of parts or charac...

2. To advance; to augment; to increase; to heighten; to make more costly or attractive; as, to enhance the price of commodities; to enhance beauty or kindness ; hence, also, to...

(a) Gravity or austerity; extreme strictness; rigor; harshness; as, the severity of a reprimand or a reproof; severity of discipline or government; severity of penalties . "Stri...

Skulk (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Skulked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Skulking .] [Of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. skulke to spare or save one's self, to play the truant, Sw. skolka to be a...

To touch a sail (Naut.) , to bring it so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes. -- To touch the wind (Naut.) , to keep the ship as near the wind as possible. -- To tou...

At"a*vism (#) , n. [L. atavus an ancestor, fr. avus a grandfather.] (a) The recurrence, or a tendency to a recurrence, of the original type of a species in the progeny of its va...

Ex*ag"ger*ate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Exaggerated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Exaggerating . ] [L. exaggeratus , p. p. of exaggerare to heap up; ex out + aggerare to heap up, fr. a...

Syn. -- Prevailing; predominant; successful; efficacious; powerful. -- Prevalent , Prevailing . What customarily prevails is prevalent ; as, a prevalent fashion . What actually...

Bi*pu"pil*late (?) , a. [Pref. bi- + pupil (of the eye).] (Zo\'94l.) Having an eyelike spot on the wing, with two dots within it of a different color, as in some butterflies.

Gal"li*nule (?) , n. [L. gallinula chicken, dim. of gallina hen: cf. F. gallinule .] (Zo\'94l.) One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a frontal shield, bel...

2. That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honor; that which brings or gives renown; an object of pride or boast; the occasion of praise; excellency; b...

Ka`ka*po" (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A singular nocturnal parrot ( Strigops habroptilus ), native of New Zealand. It lives in holes during the day, but is active at night. It resembles...

Let"ter , n. [OE. lettre , F. lettre , OF. letre , fr. L. littera , litera , a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere , litum , to besmear, to spread or rub...

3. (Eng. Universities) An officer who is the voice of the university upon all public occasions, who writes, reads, and records all letters of a public nature, presents, with an...

Beach robin (Zo\'94l.) , the robin snipe, or knot. See Knot . -- Blue-throated robin . (Zo\'94l.) See Bluethroat . -- Canada robin (Zo\'94l.) , the cedar bird. -- Golden robin (...

Syn. -- Pity; fellow-feeling; compassion; commiseration; tenderness; condolence; agreement. -- Sympathy , Commiseration . Sympathy is literally a fellow-feeling with others in t...

Wet (?) , a. [ Compar. Wetter (?) ; superl. Wettest .] [OE. wet , weet , AS. w <?/ t ; akin to OFries. w <?/ t , Icel. v\'betr , Sw. v\'86t , Dan. vaad , and E. water . <?/<?/<?...

A*gron"o*my (#) , n. [Gr. <?/ rural; as a noun, an overseer of the public lands; <?/ field + <?/ usage, <?/ to deal out, manage: cf. F. agronomie .] The management of land; rura...

Bleach (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bleached (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bleaching .] [OE. blakien , blechen , v. t. & v. i., AS. bl\'be cian , bl<?/can , to grow pale; akin to Icel. bl...

Gauda galli epoch (Geol.) , an epoch at the begining of the Devonian age in eastern America, so named from the characteristic gritty sandstone marked with impressions of cauda g...

Debt (?) , n. [OE. dette , F. dette , LL. debita , fr. L. debitus owed, p. p. of debere to owe, prop., to have on loan; de- + habere to have. See Habit , and cf. Debit , Due .]

Mu"ti*ny , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Mutinied (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Mutinying (?) .] 1. To rise against, or refuse to obey, lawful authority in military or naval service; to excite,...

My"sis (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a closing of the lips or eyes.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of small schizopod shrimps found both in fresh and salt water; the opossum shrimps. One spec...

Pros`ti*tu"tion (?) , n. [L. prostitutio : cf. F. prostitution .] 1. The act or practice of prostituting or offering the body to an indiscriminate intercourse with men; common l...

Subduplicate ratio , the ratio of the square roots, or the square root of a ratio; thus, the subduplicate ratio of a to b is \'fb a to \'fb b , or \'fb a / b .

3. The operation of bringing all the parts of an instrument, as a microscope or telescope, into their proper relative position for use; the condition of being thus adjusted; as,...

2. Something which by its shape or use suggests an apron; as, (a) The fat skin covering the belly of a goose or duck . [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell . (b) A piece of leather, or other...

3. (Class. Myth.) The Roman personification of the dawn of day; the goddess of the morning. The poets represented her a rising out of the ocean, in a chariot, with rosy fingers...

2. Two of the same kind connected or considered together; a pair; a brace. "A couple of shepherds." Sir P . Sidney . "A couple of drops" Adduson . "A couple of miles." Dickens ....

Frog"bit` (?) , n. (Bot.) (a) A European plant ( Hydrocharis Morsus-ran\'91 ), floating on still water and propagating itself by runners. It has roundish leaves and small white...

De*trude" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Detruded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Detruding .] [L. detrudere , detrusum ; de + trudere to thrust, push.] To thrust down or out; to push down with f...

Fain (?) , a. [OE. fain , fagen , AS. f\'91gen ; akin to OS. fagan , Icel. faginn glad; AS. f\'91gnian to rejoice, OS. fagan&omac;n , Icel. fagna , Goth. fagin&omac;n , cf. Goth...

Je*ho"vah (?) , n. [Heb. usually y&ecr;h&omac;v\'beh (with the vowel points of &acr;d&omac;n\'bei Lord), sometimes (to avoid repetition) y&ecr;h&omac;vih (with the vowel points...

Sip"pet (?) , n. [See Sip , Sop .] A small sop; a small, thin piece of toasted bread soaked in milk, broth, or the like; a small piece of toasted or fried bread cut into some sp...

Suit (?) , n. [OE. suite , F. suite , OF. suite , sieute , fr. suivre to follow, OF. sivre ; perhaps influenced by L. secta . See Sue to follow, and cf. Sect , Suite .] 1. The a...

Thole , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tholed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tholing .] [OE. &thorn;olen , &thorn;olien , AS. &thorn;olian ; akin to OS. thol\'d3n , OHG. dol\'c7n , G. ge duld pati...

Vat (?) , n. [A dialectic form for fat , OE. fat , AS. f\'91t ; akin to D. vat , OS. fat , G. fass , OHG. faz , Icel. & Sw. fat , Dan. fad , Lith. p<?/das a pot, and probably to...

Car"di*ac (?) , a. [L. cardiacus , Gr. <?/ , fr. <?/ heart: cf. F. cardiaque .] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, resembling, or hear the heart; as, the cardiac arteries; the cardiac ,...

Fraught , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Fraughted or Fraught ; p. pr. & vb. n. Fraughting .] [Akin to Dan. fragte , Sw. frakta , D. bevrachten , G. frachten , cf. OHG. fr&emac;ht&omac;n...

Gan"gli*on (?) , n. ; pl. L. Ganglia (#) , E. Ganglions (#) . [L. ganglion a sort of swelling or excrescence, a tumor under the skin, Gr. <?/: cf. F. ganglion .] 1. (Anat.) (a)...

Ly*ce"um (?) , n. ; pl. E. Lyceums (#) , L. Lycea (#) . [L. lyceum , Gr. <?/, so named after the neighboring temple of <?/ <?/ Apollo the wolf slayer, prob. fr. <?/ belonging to...

Steg*no"tic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to cover, to make costive, fr. <?/, <?/, covered, closed.] (Med.) Tending to render costive, or to diminish excretions or discharges gener...

Weigh , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Weighed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Weighing .] [OE. weien , weyen , weghen , AS. wegan to bear, move; akin to D. wegen to weigh, G. w\'84gen , wiegen , t...

Dom"i*nus (?) , n. ; pl. Domini (#) . [L., master. See Dame .] Master; sir; -- a title of respect formerly applied to a knight or a clergyman, and sometimes to the lord of a manor.

He*gem`o*ny (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ guide, leader, fr. <?/ to go before.] Leadership; preponderant influence or authority; -- usually applied to the relation of a government...

2. Hence, a part of a whole; an independent constituent of a body ; as: (a) A part of a discourse or of a period or sentence; a clause; a part of a verse. (b) (Math.) Either of...

1. One who mines; a digger for metals, etc.; one engaged in the business of getting ore, coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; one who digs military mines; as, armies have...

The distinction between a postulate and an axiom lies in this, -- that the latter is admitted to be self-evident, while the former may be agreed upon between two reasoners, and...

Quit"claim` , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Quitclaimed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Quitclaiming .] (Law) To release or relinquish a claim to; to release a claim to by deed, without covenants...

Scud (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Scudded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Scudding .] [Dan. skyde to shoot, shove, push, akin to skud shot, gunshot, a shoot, young bough, and to E. shoot . &roo...

Survey of dogs . See Court of regard , under Regard . -- Trigonometrical survey , a survey of a portion of country by measuring a single base, and connecting it with various poi...

Con*test" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p.p. Contested ; p.pr. & vb.n. Contesting .] [F. contester , fr. L. contestari to call to witness, contestari litem to introduce a lawsuit by call...

Hercules' beetle (Zo\'94l.) , any species of Dynastes , an American genus of very large lamellicorn beetles, esp. D. hercules of South America, which grows to a length of six in...

Pro*hib"it*o*ry (?) , a. [L. prohibitorius .] Tending to prohibit, forbid, or exclude; implying prohibition; forbidding; as, a prohibitory law; a prohibitory price. <-- in the l...

Sub*join" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Subjoined (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Subjoining .] [Cf. OF. subjoindre , L. subjungere . See Sub- , and Join , and cf. Subjective .] To add after...

Taunt (?) , a. [Cf. OF. tant so great, F. tant so much, L. tantus of such size, so great, so much.] (Naut.) Very high or tall; as, a ship with taunt masts .

7. To shut off; to restrain; to limit; to estop; to bar; -- generally in the passive; as, the defendant is concluded by his own plea; a judgment concludes the introduction of fu...

Molecular attraction (Phys.) , attraction acting between the molecules of bodies, and at insensible distances. -- Molecular weight (Chem.) , the weight of a molecule of any gas...

Plat"ing (?) , n. 1. The art or process of covering anything with a plate or plates, or with metal, particularly of overlaying a base or dull metal with a thin plate of precious...

7. To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain; as, the testimony is not sufficient to support the charges; the evidence will not support the statements o...

Ir*rev"er*ence (?) , n. [L. irreverentia : cf. F. irr\'82v\'82rence .] The state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper reverence; disregard of the authority and charact...

Laugh (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Laughed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Laughing .] [OE. laughen , laghen , lauhen , AS. hlehhan , hlihhan , hlyhhan , hliehhan ; akin to OS. hlahan , D....

Non-fea"sance (?) , n. [Pref. non- + OF. faisance a doing, fr. faire to do.] (Law) An omission or neglect to do something, esp. that which ought to have been done. Cf. Malfeasan...

Op"er*a (?) , n. [It., fr. opera work, composition, opposed to an improvisation, fr. L. opera pains work, fr. opus , operis , work, labor: cf. F. op\'82ra . See Operate .] 1. A...

Or"phe*us (?) , n. [L. Orpheus , Gr. <?/.] (Gr. Myth.) The famous mythic Thracian poet, son of the Muse Calliope, and husband of Eurydice. He is reputed to have had power to ent...

Pel"i*can (?) , n. [F. p\'82lican , L. pelicanus , pelecanus , Gr. <?/, <?/, <?/, the woodpecker, and also a water bird of the pelican kind, fr. <?/ to hew with an ax, akin to S...

Trans*fig`u*ra"tien (?) , n. [L. transfiguratio : cf. transfiguration .] 1. A change of form or appearance; especially, the supernatural change in the personal appearance of our...

Up (?) , adv. [AS. up , upp , <?/p ; akin to OFries. up , op , D. op , OS. <?/p , OHG. <?/f , G. auf , Icel. <?/ Sw. upp , Dan. op , Goth. iup , and probably to E. over . See Ov...

Ven`e*fi"cial (?) , Ven`e*fi"cious (?) , a. Acting by poison; used in poisoning or in sorcery. [Obs.] "An old veneficious practice." Sir T. Browne . -- Ven`e*fi"cious*ly , adv....

Be*dev"il (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bedevilled (<?/); p. pr. & vb. n. Bedeviling or Bedevilling .] 1. To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the agency of evil sp...

E*lon"gate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Elongated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Elongating .] [LL. elongatus , p. p. of elongare to remove, to prolong; e + L. longus long. See Long , a. ,...

3. (Eccl.) A means of repairing a sin committed, and obtaining pardon for it, consisting partly in the performance of expiatory rites, partly in voluntary submission to a punish...

3. The principal points or thoughts when viewed together; the amount; the substance; compendium; as, this is the sum of all the evidence in the case; this is the sum and substan...

Ten*ta"tive (?) , a. [L. tentare to try: cf. F. tentatif . See Tempt .] Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental. "A slow, tentative manner." Carlyle . -- T...

An"ti*pope (#) , n. One who is elected, or claims to be, pope in opposition to the pope canonically chosen; esp. applied to those popes who resided at Avignon during the Great S...

Bract (?) , n. [See Bractea .] (Bot.) (a) A leaf, usually smaller than the true leaves of a plant, from the axil of which a flower stalk arises. (b) Any modified leaf, or scale,...

Cir"cler (?) , n. A mean or inferior poet, perhaps from his habit of wandering around as a stroller; an itinerant poet. Also, a name given to the cyclic poets. See under Cyclic...

3. (Mech.) The action of a force during a very small interval of time; the effect of such action; as, the impulse of a sudden blow upon a hard elastic body .

Mer`e*tri"cious (?) , a. [L. meretricius , from meretrix , -icis , a prostitute, lit., one who earns money, i . e ., by prostitution, fr. merere to earn, gain. See Merit .] 1. O...

Del"ta (?) , n. ; pl. Deltas (#) . [Gr. <?/, the name of the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (the capital form of which is <DELTA/, Eng. D), from the Ph\'d2nician name of th...

E*lim"i*nate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Eliminated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Eliminating (?) .] [L. eliminatus , p. p. of eliminare ; e out + limen threshold; prob. akin to limes bo...

Hill (?) , n. [OE. hil , hul , AS. hyll ; akin to OD. hille , hil , L. collis , and prob. to E. haulm , holm , and column . Cf. 2d Holm .] 1. A natural elevation of land, or a m...

Hub plank (Highway Bridges) , a horizontal guard plank along a truss at the height of a wagon-wheel hub. -- Up to the hub , as far as possible in embarrassment or difficulty, or...

Malicious abandonment , the desertion of a wife or husband without just cause. Burrill . -- Malicious mischief (Law) , malicious injury to the property of another; -- an offense...

Medulla oblongata . [L., oblong medulla] (Anat.) , the posterior part of the brain connected with the spinal cord. It includes all the hindbrain except the cerebellum and pons,...

No*bil"i*ty (?) , n. [L. nobilitas : cf. OF. nobilit\'82 . See Noble .] 1. The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding excellence; emine...

1. A solemn promise made to God, or to some deity; an act by which one consecrates or devotes himself, absolutely or conditionally, wholly or in part, for a longer or shorter ti...

Woody fiber . (Bot.) (a) Fiber or tissue consisting of slender, membranous tubes tapering at each end. (b) A single wood cell. See under Wood . Goodale . -- Woody nightshade . (...

Er"rand (?) , n. [OE. erende , erande , message, business, AS. \'91rende , \'91rend ; akin to OS. arundi , OHG. arunti , Icel. eyrendi , \'94rendi , erendi , Sw. \'84rende , Dan...

Se*m\'91`o*stom"a*ta (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/ a military standard + <?/<?/<?/, <?/<?/<?/, mouth.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of Discophora having large free mouth lobe...

Sub*rep"tion (?) , n. [L. subreptio , fr. subripere , subreptum , to snatch or take away secretly: cf. F. subreption . See Surreptitious .] The act of obtaining a favor by surpr...

Ar`bo*res"cence (#) , n. The state of being arborescent; the resemblance to a tree in minerals, or crystallizations, or groups of crystals in that form; as, the arborescence pro...

De*meph"i*tize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Demephitized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Demephitizing .] [Cf. F. m\'82phitiser to infect with mephitis .] To purify from mephitic. -- De*mep...

Fatty acid (Chem.) , any one of the paraffin series of monocarbonic acids, as formic acid, acetic, etc.; -- so called because the higher members, as stearic and palmitic acids,...

So"la , n. [Native name.] (Bot.) A leguminous plant ( \'92schynomene aspera ) growing in moist places in Southern India and the East Indies. Its pithlike stem is used for making...

Vigilance committee , a volunteer committee of citizens for the oversight and protection of any interest, esp. one organized for the summary suppression and punishment of crime,...

Syn. -- Narrative; narration; relation; recital; description; explanation; rehearsal. -- Account , Narrative , Narration , Recital . These words are applied to different modes o...

Adversely <Xpage= Ad`ver*sa*ry (#) , n. ; pl. Adversaries (#) . [OE. adversarie , direct fr. the Latin, and adversaire , fr. OF. adversier , aversier , fr. L. adversarius (a.) t...

Cer`e*brip"e*tal (?) , a. [ Cerebrum + L. petere to seek.] (Physiol.) Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the spinal cord to the brain and so transfer sensations (centri...

Fog alarm , Fog bell , Fog horn , etc. , a bell, horn, whistle or other contrivance that sounds an alarm, often automatically, near places of danger where visible signals would...

Hyp"o*gene (?) , a. [Pref. hypo- + the root of Gr. <?/ to be born: cf. F. hypog\'8ane .] (Geol.) Formed or crystallized at depths the earth's surface; -- said of granite, gneiss...

Knuc"kle (?) , n. [OE. knokel , knokil , AS. cuncel ; akin to D. knokkel , OFries. knokele , knokle , G. kn\'94chel , Sw. knoge , Dan. knokkel , G. knochen bone, and perh. to E....

Sin"gle (?) , a. [L. singulus , a dim. from the root in simplex simple; cf. OE. & OF. sengle , fr. L. singulus . See Simple , and cf. Singular .] 1. One only, as distinguished f...

Thrive (?) , v. i. [ imp. Throve (?) or Thrived (<?/) ; p. p. Thrived or Thriven (<?/) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Thriving .] [OE. <?/riven , Icel. <?/r\'c6fask ; probably originally, to...

2. (Biol.) Brought close together; arched inward so that the points meet; converging; in close contact; as, the connivent petals of a flower, wings of an insect, or folds of mem...

Gos"sa*mer (?) , n. [OE. gossomer , gossummer , gosesomer , perh. for goose summer , from its downy appearance, or perh. for God's summer , cf. G. mariengarr gossamer, properly...

&hand; In general appearance and habits they resemble grouse and partridges, but in anatomical characters they are allied to the ostriches and other struthious birds. Their wing...

Ac*com"pa*ni*ment (#) , n. [F. accompagnement .] That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principa...

Ac*cursed" (#) , Ac*curst" (#) , p. p. & a. Doomed to destruction or misery; cursed; hence, bad enough to be under the curse; execrable; detestable; exceedingly hateful; -- as,...

Be*el"ze*bub (?) , n. The title of a heathen deity to whom the Jews ascribed the sovereignty of the evil spirits; hence, the Devil or a devil. See Baal .

De*cry" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Decried (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Decrying .] [F. d\'82crier , OF. descrier ; pref. des- (L. dis- ) + crier to cry. See Cry , and cf. Descry .] To...

En*shrine" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Enshrined (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Enshrining .] To inclose in a shrine or chest; hence, to preserve or cherish as something sacred; as, to en...

Col*lect"or (?) , n. [LL. collector one who collects: cf. F. collecteur .] 1. One who collects things which are separate; esp., one who makes a business or practice of collectin...

In*si"tion (?; 277) , n. [L. insitio , fr. inserere , insitum , to sow or plant in, to ingraft; pref. in- in + serere , satum , to sow.] The insertion of a scion in a stock; ing...

Mer"can*tile (?; 277) , a. [F. mercantile , It. mercantile , fr. L. mercans , -antis , p. pr. of mercari to traffic. See Merchant .] Of or pertaining to merchants, or the busine...

Pounce , n. [Prob. through French, from an assumed LL. punctiare to prick, L. pungere , punctum . See Puncheon , Punch , v. t. ] 1. The claw or talon of a bird of prey.

Am*big"e*nous (#) , a. [L. ambo both + genus kind.] Of two kinds. (Bot.) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine...

Con`tem*pla"tion (?) , n. [F. contemplation , L. contemplatio .] 1. The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; m...

Def"er*ence (?) , n. [F. d\'82f\'82rence . See 3d Defer .] A yielding of judgment or preference from respect to the wishes or opinion of another; submission in opinion; regard;...

Form"al*ist , n. [Cf. F. formaliste .] One overattentive to forms, or too much confined to them; esp., one who rests in external religious forms, or observes strictly the outwar...

Hem`a*to"sis (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"ima`twsis .] (Physiol.) (a) Sanguification; the conversion of chyle into blood. (b) The arterialization of the blood in the lungs; the form...

1. Something said for the sake of exciting a laugh; something witty or sportive (commonly indicating more of hilarity or humor than jest ); a jest; a witticism; as, to crack goo...

Por-tend" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Portended ; p. pr. & vb. n. Portending .] [L. portendre , portentum , to foretell, to predict, to impend, from an old preposition used in co...

Quin*quen"ni*al (?) , a. [L. quinquennalis and quinquennis ; quinque five + annus year. See Five , and cf . Biennial .] Occurring once in five years, or at the end of every five...

Slot (?) , n. [LG. & D. slot a lock, from a verb meaning to close., to shut, D. sluiten ; akin to G. schliessen , OHG. sliozan , OFries. sl<?/ta , and probably to L. claudere ....

Syn. -- Enmity; hatred; opposition. -- Animosity , Enmity . Enmity be dormant or concealed; animosity is active enmity, inflamed by collision and mutual injury between opposing...

In"tri*ca*cy (?) , n. ; pl. Intricacies (#) . [From Intricate .] The state or quality of being intricate or entangled; perplexity; involution; complication; complexity; that whi...

Self"ish*ness , n. The quality or state of being selfish; exclusive regard to one's own interest or happiness; that supreme self-love or self-preference which leads a person to...

As`co*coc"cus (#) , n. ; pl. Ascococci (#) . [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ bladder, bag + <?/ kernel.] (Biol.) A form of micrococcus, found in putrid meat infusions, occurring in peculiar m...

I*seth`i*on"ic (?) , a. [ Is- + ethionic .] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid, HO.C2H4.SO3H , obtained as an oily or crystalline substance, by the act...

Pile bridge , a bridge of which the roadway is supported on piles. -- Pile cap , a beam resting upon and connecting the heads of piles. -- Pile driver , &or; Pile engine , an ap...

Quick grass . (Bot.) See Quitch grass . -- Quick match . See under Match . -- Quick vein (Mining) , a vein of ore which is productive, not barren. -- Quick vinegar , vinegar mad...

4. (Pron.) Force of utterance expended upon words or syllables. Stress is in English the chief element in accent and is one of the most important in emphasis. See Guide to pronu...

Thi"on*ol (?) , n. [ Thion ine + -ol .] (Chem.) A red or violet dyestuff having a greenish metallic luster. It is produced artificially, by the chemical dehydration of thionine,...

Ar"rack (?; 277) , n. [Ar. araq sweat, juice, spirituous liquor, fr. araqa to sweat. Cf. Rack arrack.] A name in the East Indies and the Indian islands for all ardent spirits. A...

Grief (?) , n. [OE. grief , gref , OF. grief , gref , F. grief , L. gravis heavy; akin to Gr. ?, Skr. guru , Goth. ka?rus . Cf. Barometer , Grave , a. , Grieve , Gooroo. ] 1. Pa...

2. An instrument, variously constructed, used for measuring the velocity or discharge of water, as in rivers, from reservoirs, etc., and called by various specific names accordi...

Le*ga"to (?) , a. [It., tied, joined, fr. legare to tie, bind, L. ligare .] (Mus.) Connected; tied; -- a term used when successive tones are to be produced in a closely connecte...

Lit"a*ny (?) , n. ; pl. Litanies (#) . [OE. letanie , OF. letanie , F. litanie , L. litania , Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to pray, akin to <?/, <?/, to pray, <?/ prayer.] A solemn form of...

Pu"ri*ty (?) , n. [OE. purete , purte , OF. purt\'82 , F. puret\'82 , from L. puritas , fr. purus pure. See Pure .] The condition of being pure. Specifically: (a) freedom from f...

Message shell , a bombshell inside of which papers may be put, in order to convey messages. -- Shell bit , a tool shaped like a gouge, used with a brace in boring wood. See Bit...

Tu"ra*cin (?) , n. (Physiol.) (Chem.) A red or crimson pigment obtained from certain feathers of several species of turacou; whence the name. It contains nearly six per cent of...

A*mel"io*rate (#) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ameliorated (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Ameliorating .] [L. ad + meliorare to make better: cf. F. am\'82liorer . See Meliorate .] To make bett...

1. A design or study drawn of the full size, to serve as a model for transferring or copying; -- used in the making of mosaics, tapestries, fresco pantings and the like; as, the...

Wedge-tailed eagle , an Australian eagle ( Aquila audax ) which feeds on various small species of kangaroos, and on lambs; -- called also mountain eagle , bold eagle , and eagle...

&hand; The different kinds, as bitter, sweet, thin-shelled, thick-shelled almonds, and Jordan almonds, are the products of different varieties of the one species, Amygdalus comm...

Choice (?) , n. [OE. chois , OF. chois , F. choix , fr. choisir to choose; of German origin; cf. Goth. kausjan to examine, kiusan to choose, examine, G. kiesen . \'fb46. Cf. Cho...

To heave at . (a) To make an effort at. (b) To attack, to oppose. [Obs.] Fuller . -- To heave in sight (as a ship at sea), to come in sight; to appear. -- To heave up , to vomit...

Ma*te"ri*al*ist (?) , n. [Cf. F. mat\'82rialiste .] 1. One who denies the existence of spiritual substances or agents, and maintains that spiritual phenomena, so called, are the...

Pa"l\'91*o*type (?) , n. [ Pal\'91o- + -type .] (Phon.) A system of representing all spoken sounds by means of the printing types in common use. Ellis . -- Pa`l\'91*o*typ"ic*al...

Stream (?) , n. [AS. stre\'a0m ; akin to OFries. str\'bem , OS. str\'d3m , D. stroom , G. strom , OHG. stroum , str<?/m , Dan. & Sw. str\'94m , Icel. straumr , Ir. sroth , Lith....

Swin"gle , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Swingled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Swingling (?) .] [See Swingel .] 1. To clean, as flax, by beating it with a swingle, so as to separate the coarse...

Te*tan"ic (?) , n. (Physiol. & Med.) A substance (notably nux vomica, strychnine, and brucine) which, either as a remedy or a poison, acts primarily on the spinal cord, and whic...

Thermal conductivity (Physics) , the quantity of heat that passes in unit time through unit area of<-- a--> plate whose thickness is unity, when its opposite faces differ in tem...

Nice (?) , a. [ Compar. Nicer (?) ; superl. Nicest .] [OE., foolish, fr. OF. nice ignorant, fool, fr. L. nescius ignorant; ne not + scius knowing, scire to know. perhaps influen...

Prick"et (?) , n. [Perhaps so called from the state of his horns. See Prick , and cf. Brocket .] (Zo\'94l.) A buck in his second year. See Note under 3d Buck .

1. Originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; -- used always substantively, and either as singular or plural. See the Note under What , pron. , 1. As...

Panel game , a method of stealing money in a panel house. -- Panel house , a house of prostitution in which the rooms have secret entrances to facilitate theft by accomplices of...

A*but" (#) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Abutted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Abutting .] [OF. abouter , aboter ; cf. F. aboutir , and also abuter ; a (L. ad ) + OF. boter , buter , to push: cf....

3. (Gram.) A verb which helps to form the voices, modes, and tenses of other verbs; -- called, also, an auxiliary verb ; as, have , be , may , can , do , must , shall , and will...

Ge*hen"na (?) , n. [L. Gehenna , Gr. <?/, Heb. G<?/ Hinn<?/m .] (Jewish Hist.) The valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where some of the Israelites sacrificed their children to Mo...

Goad , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Goaded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Goading .] To prick; to drive with a goad; hence, to urge forward, or to rouse by anything pungent, severe, irritating, or i...

Hap"pen (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Happened (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Happening .] [OE. happenen , hapnen . See Hap to happen.] 1. To come by chance; to come without previous expect...

Harp"si*chord (?) , n. [OF. harpechorde , in which the harpe is of German origin. See Harp , and Chord .] (Mus.) A harp-shaped instrument of music set horizontally on legs, like...

Lake , n. [AS. lac , L. lacus ; akin to AS. lagu lake, sea, Icel. l\'94gr ; OIr. loch ; cf. Gr. <?/ pond, tank. Cf. Loch , Lough .] A large body of water contained in a depressi...

Ob*scure" , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Obscured (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Obscuring .] [L. obscurare , fr. obscurus : cf. OF. obscurer . See Obscure , a. ] To render obscure; to darken; t...

Pri`mo*gen"i*ture (?; 135) , n. [LL., fr. L. primus first + genitura a begetting, birth, generation, fr. genere , gignere , to beget: cf. F. primog\'82niture , L. primogenitus f...

To be seized of , to have possession, or right of possession; as, A B was seized and possessed of the manor of Dale. "Whom age might see seized of what youth made prize." Chapma...

Sul"phi*nide (?) , n. [ Sulph o\'cf + am in e + anhydr ide .] (Chem.) A white or yellowish crystalline substance, C6H4.(SO2.CO).NH , produced artificially by the oxidation of a...

Ancient demesne (Eng. Law) , a tenure by which all manors belonging to the crown, in the reign of William the Conqueror, were held. The numbers, names, etc., of these were all e...

Grove (?) , n. [AS. graf , fr. grafan to dig. The original sense seems to have been a lane cut through trees . See Grave , v. , and cf. Groove .] A smaller group of trees than a...

1. Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured; not proper or right to be allowed; insufferable; insupportable; unbearable; as, intolerable pain; intolerable heat or co...

Ob*tuse" (?) . a. [ Compar. Obtuser (<?/) ; superl. Obtusest .] [L. obtusus , p.p. of obtundere to blunt: cf. F. obtus . See Obtund .] 1. Not pointed or acute; blunt; -- applied...

Pseu`do*te*tram"e*ra (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Pseudo- , and Tetramerous .] (Zo\'94l.) A division of beetles having the fifth tarsal joint minute and obscure, so that there appear t...

Quer`ci*tan"nic (?) , a. [L. quercus an oak + E. tannic .] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a tannic acid found in oak bark and extracted as a yellowish brown amorphous su...

Ro*tif"e*ra (?) , n. ; pl . [NL., from L. rota <?/ wheel + ferre to bear.] (Zo\'94l.) An order of minute worms which usually have one or two groups of vibrating cilia on the hea...

Scotched collops (Cookery) , a dish made of pieces of beef or veal cut thin, or minced, beaten flat, and stewed with onion and other condiments; -- called also Scotch collops ....

Stock"dove` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A common European wild pigeon ( Columba \'91nas ), so called because at one time believed to be the stock of the domestic pigeon, or, according t...

Chrome alum (Chem.) , a dark violet substance, (SO4)3Cr2.K2SO4.24H2O , analogous to, and crystallizing like, common alum. It is regarded as a double sulphate of chromium and pot...

O"to*lith (?) , O"to*lite (?) , n. [ Oto- + -lith , -lite .] (Anat.) One of the small bones or particles of calcareous or other hard substance in the internal ear of vertebrates...

Stone (?) , n. [OE. ston , stan , AS. st\'ben ; akin to OS. & OFries. st\'c7n , D. steen , G. stein , Icel. steinn , Sw. sten , Dan. steen , Goth. stains , Russ. stiena a wall,...

Determinate inflorescence (Bot.) , that in which the flowering commences with the terminal bud of a stem, which puts a limit to its growth; -- also called centrifugal infloresce...

3. An imitation or copy of something, to be used as a substitute; a model; a lay figure; as, a figure on which clothing is exhibited in shop windows; a blank paper copy used to...

Sur*pass" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Surpassed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Surpassing .] [F. surpasser ; sur over + passer to pass. See Sur- , and Pass .] To go beyond in anything goo...

Al"ti*tude (#) , n. [L. altitudo , fr. altus high. Cf. Altar , Haughty , Enhance .] 1. Space extended upward; height; the perpendicular elevation of an object above its foundati...

Bel"o*man`cy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ ; <?/ arrow + <?/ a diviner: cf. F. b\'82lomancie .] A kind of divination anciently practiced by means of marked arrows drawn at random from a bag...

Car"ol (?) , n. [OF. carole a kind of dance wherein many dance together, fr. caroler to dance; perh. from Celtic; cf. Armor. koroll , n., korolla , korolli , v., Ir. car music,...

Scab (?) , n. [OE. scab , scabbe , shabbe ; cf. AS. sc\'91b , sceabb , scebb , Dan. & Sw. skab , and also L. scabies , tr. scabere to scratch, akin to E. shave . See Shave , and...

Va*gan"tes (?) , p. pl. [NL., fr. L. vagans , p. pr. of vagari to stroll or wander.] (Zo\'94l.) A tribe of spiders, comprising some of those which take their prey in a web, but...

6. (Naut.) A long piece of timber, nearly cylindrical, tapering toward the ends, and designed to support and extend a square sail. A yard is usually hung by the center to the ma...

A*fraid" (#) , p. a. [OE. afrayed , affraide , p. p. of afraien to affray. See Affray , and cf. Afeard .] Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive. [Afraid com...

Chy`lo*po*et"ic (?) , a. [Gr. chylopoiei^n to make into juice, chylo`s juice, chyle + poiei^n to make.] (Physiol.) Concerned in the formation of chyle; as, the chylopoetic organs .

Ball cock . See under Ball . -- Chaparral cock . See under Chaparral . -- Cock and bull story , an extravagant , boastful story; a canard. -- Cock of the plains (Zo\'94l.) See S...

Con*vey"or (?) , n. (Mach.) A contrivance for carrying objects from place to place; esp., one for conveying grain, coal, etc., -- as a spiral or screw turning in a pipe or troug...

3. (R. C. Ch.) Remission of the temporal punishment due to sins, after the guilt of sin has been remitted by sincere repentance; absolution from the censures and public penances...

3. (Gr. & Rom. Antiq.) (a) A kind of triangular lyre or harp. (b) A kind of game at ball played by three persons standing at the angular points of a triangle.

Universal chuck (Mach.) , a chuck, as for a lathe, having jaws which can be moved simultaneously so as to grasp objects of various sizes. -- Universal church , the whole church...

Forefathers' Day , the anniversary of the day (December 21) on which the Pilgrim Fathers landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts (1620). On account of a mistake in reckoning the chang...

Syn. -- Pleased; gratified; exhilarated; animated; delighted; happy; cheerful; joyous; joyful; cheering; exhilarating; pleasing; animating. -- Glad , Delighted , Gratified . Del...

Glu*ci"na (?) , n. [Cf. F. glycine , glucine . So called because it forms sweet salts. See Glucinum .] (Chem.) A white or gray tasteless powder, the oxide of the element glucinu...

Mau`so*le"um (?) , n. ; pl. E. Mausoleums (#) , L. -lea (#) . [L. mausoleum , Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ Mausolus, king of Caria, to whom Artemisia, his widow, erected a stately monument....

Muf"fle , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Muffled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Muffling (?) .] [Cf. F. moufle a mitten, LL. muffula , OD. moffel a muff. See Muff .] 1. To wrap up in something tha...

Plump , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Plumped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Plumping .] 1. To make plump; to fill (out) or support; -- often with up . <-- as, to plump up the pillows -->

Re*store" (r?*st?r") , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Restored (r?-st?rd") ; p. pr. & vb. n. Restoring .] [OE. restoren , OF. restorer , F. restaurer , fr. L. restaurare ; pref. re- re- +...

Up"stroke` (?) , n. An upward stroke, especially the stroke, or line, made by a writing instrument when moving upward, or from the body of the writer, or a line corresponding to...

Chi*cane" (?) , n. [F., prob. earlier meaning a dispute , orig. in the game of mall (F. mail ), fr. LGr. <?/ the game of mall, fr Pers chaug\'ben club or bat; or possibly ultima...

Di"the*ism (?) , n. [Pref. di- + theism : cf. F. dith\'82isme .] The doctrine of those who maintain the existence of two gods or of two original principles (as in Manicheism), o...

Ear"nest (?) , n. [AS. eornost , eornest ; akin to OHG. ernust , G. ernst ; cf. Icel. orrosta battle, perh. akin to Gr. <?/ to excite, L. oriri to rise.] Seriousness; reality; f...

Mis"tic (?) , Mis"ti*co (?) , n. [Sp. m\'a1stico .] A kind of small sailing vessel used in the Mediterranean. It is rigged partly like a xebec, and partly like a felucca.

Rede <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The l...

4. [OE.; cf. Icel. titter a tit or small bird. The word probably meant originally, something small, and is perhaps the same as teat . Cf. Titmouse , Tittle .] (Zo\'94l.) (a) Any...

The solitude of the desert, or the loftiness of the mountain, may fill the mind with awe -- the sense of our own littleness in some greater presence or power. C. J. Smith.

2. (Law) To call a defendant or other party whose duty it is to be present in court, and make entry of his default, if he fails to appear; to enter a default against.

Hu"man (?) , a. [L. humanus ; akin to homo man: cf. F. humain . See Homage , and cf. Humane , Omber .] Belonging to man or mankind; having the qualities or attributes of a man;...

In*fan"ta (?) , n. [Sp. & Pg., fem. of infante . See Infante .] A title borne by every one of the daughters of the kings of Spain and Portugal, except the eldest.

In*here" (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Inhered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Inhering .] [L. inhaerere ; pref. in- in + haerere to stick, hang. See Hesitate .] To be inherent; to stick ( i...

&hand; The name serenata was given by Italian composers in the time of Handel, and by Handel himself, to a cantata of a pastoreal of dramatic character, to a secular ode, etc.;...

Cer`ti*o*ra"ri (?) , n. [So named from the emphatic word certiorari in the Latin form of the writ, which read certiorar volumus we wish to be certified.] (Law) A writ issuing ou...

Com"pote (?) , n. [F. See Compost .] A preparation of fruit in sirup in such a manner as to preserve its form, either whole, halved, or quartered; as, a compote of pears .

Len"ti*cel (?) , n. [F. lenticelle , dim. fr. L. lens , lentis , a lentil. Cf. Lentil .] (Bot.) (a) One of the small, oval, rounded spots upon the stem or branch of a plant, fro...

Pleas in suspension (Law) , pleas which temporarily abate or suspend a suit. -- Points of suspension (Mech.) , the points, as in the axis or beam of a balance, at which the weig...

Ar"gen*tine , n. [Cf. F. argentin , fr. L. argentum silver.] 1. (Min.) A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving...

Be*ghard" Be*guard" (?) , n. [F. b\'82gard , b\'82guard ; cf. G. beghard , LL. Beghardus , Begihardus , Begardus . Prob. from the root of beguine + -ard or -hard . See Beguine ....

Lunar ecliptic limit (Astron.) , the space of 12&deg; on the moon's orbit from the node, within which, if the moon happens to be at full, it will be eclipsed. -- Solar ecliptic...

Against the grain , against or across the direction of the fibers; hence, against one's wishes or tastes; unwillingly; unpleasantly; reluctantly; with difficulty. Swift. Saintsb...

In"vo*lu`cre (?; 277) , n. [L. involucrum a covering, wrapper, fr. involvere to wrap up, envelop: cf. F. involucre . See Involve .] (Bot.) (a) A whorl or set of bracts around a...

3. Bent of mind; a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind; any emotion; as, the benevolent affections , esteem, gratitude, etc. ; the mal...

2. (Bot.) (a) Concave on the upper side; -- said of a leaf whose disk is lower than the border. (b) Lying flat; -- said of a stem or leaf which lies close to the ground.

Du*bois"ine (?) , n. (Med.) An alkaloid obtained from the leaves of an Australian tree ( Duboisia myoporoides ), and regarded as identical with hyoscyamine. It produces dilation...

Ex*tin"guish*ment (?) , n. 1. The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished; extinction; suppression; destruction; nullification; as, t...

Par"ti*cle (?) , n. [L. particula , dim of pars , gen partis , a part: cf. F. particule . See Part , and cf. Parcel .] 1. A minute part or portion of matter; a morsel; a little...

Prop , n. [Akin to LG., D., & Dan. prop stopple, stopper, cork, Sw. propp , G. pfropf . See Prop , v. ] That which sustains an incumbent weight; that on which anything rests or...

5. A privilege which one person buys of another, of demanding certain shares of stock at a certain price, or of delivering the same shares of stock at another price, within a ti...

An`ti*le*gom"e*na (#) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ against + <?/ to speak; part. pass. <?/.] (Eccl.) Certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally recei...

Co*pai"ba (?; 277) , Co*pai"va (?) , n. [Sp. & Pg., fr. Brazil. cupa\'a3ba .] (Med.) A more or less viscid, vellowish liquid, the bitter oleoresin of several species of Copaifer...

False"ness , n. The state of being false; contrariety to the fact; inaccuracy; want of integrity or uprightness; double dealing; unfaithfulness; treachery; perfidy; as, the fals...

Ja*ma"i*cine (?) , n. [From Jamaica .] (Chem.) An alkaloid said to be contained in the bark of Geoffroya inermis , a leguminous tree growing in Jamaica and Surinam; -- called al...

Ob"sta*cle (?) , n. [F., fr. L. obstaculum , fr. obstare to withstand, oppose; ob (see Ob- ) + stare to stand. See Stand . and cf. Oust , v. ] That which stands in the way, or o...

Pol`y*chro"mate , n. [See Polychromatic .] (Chem.) A compound which exhibits, or from which may be prepared, a variety of colors, as certain solutions derived from vegetables, w...

Pr\'91c"i*pe (?) , n. [L., imperative of praecipere to give rules or precepts. See Precept .] (Law) (a) A writ commanding something to be done, or requiring a reason for neglect...

Smelt , n. [AS. smelt , smylt ; akin to Dan. smelt .] 1. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of small silvery salmonoid fishes of the genus Osmerus and allied genera, which a...

Air brake . See Air brake , in the Vocabulary. -- Brake beam &or; Brake bar , the beam that connects the brake blocks of opposite wheels. -- Brake block . (a) The part of a brak...

De*struc"tive (?) , a. [L. destructivus : cf. F. destructif .] Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evi...

1. (Med.) Common to, or affecting at the same time, a large number in a community; -- applied to a disease which, spreading widely, attacks many persons at the same time; as, an...

2. (R. C. Ch.) A prohibition of the pope, by which the clergy or laymen are restrained from performing, or from attending, divine service, or from administering the offices or e...

Low"er (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Lowered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lowering .] [OE. lowren , luren ; cf. D. loeren , LG. luren . G. lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and E. leer...

Oph*thal"mi*a (?) , n. [F. ophthalmie , L. ophthalmia , fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ the eye, akin to E. optic . See Optic .] (Med.) An inflammation of the membranes or coats of the eye...

Ram"ble (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Rambled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Rambling (?) .] [For rammle , fr. Prov. E. rame to roam. Cf. Roam .] 1. To walk, ride, or sail, from place to pl...

Sting , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Stung (?) ( Archaic Stang (<?/) ); p. pr. & vb. n. Stinging .] [AS. stingan ; akin to Icel. & Sw. stinga , Dan. stinge , and probably to E. stick ,...

Clash (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Clashed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Clashing .] [Of imitative origin; cf. G. klatschen , Prov. G. kleschen , D. kletsen , Dan. klaske , E. clack .] 1....

Ever and anon , now and then; often. See under Anon . -- Ever is one , continually; constantly. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Ever so , in whatever degree; to whatever extent; -- used to i...

Common, &or; Vulgar , fraction , a fraction in which the number of equal parts into which the integer is supposed to be divided is indicated by figures or letters, called the de...

Hy`o*ster"nal (?) , a. [ Hyo- + ternal .] (Anat.) (a) Between the hyoid bone and the sternum, or pertaining to them; infrahyoid; as, the hyosternal region of the neck . (b) Pert...

3. (Astron.) Situated at so great a distance as to be beyond the effect of gravitation; -- said of stars supposed to be so far apart that the affect of their mutual attraction i...

Smoke , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Smoked (?) ; p. pr. & vb n. Smoking .] [AS. smocian ; akin to D. smoken , G. schmauchen , Dan. sm\'94ge . See Smoke , n. ] 1. To emit smoke; to thro...

Star"-cham`ber (?) , n. [So called (as conjectured by Blackstone) from being held in a room at the Exchequer where the chests containing certain Jewish comtracts and obligations...

Fan training (Hort.) , the operation of training fruit trees, grapevines, etc., so that the branches shall radiate from the stem like a fan. -- Horizontal training (Hort.) , the...

Vehicle <Xpage= Vegetable alkali (Chem.) , an alkaloid. -- Vegetable brimstone . (Bot.) See Vegetable sulphur , below. -- Vegetable butter (Bot.) , a name of several kinds of co...

1. An attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration, artifice, or practice, which misleads another, or causes him to believe what is false; a contrivance...

In`dis*tin"guish*a*ble (?) , a. Not distinguishable; not capable of being perceived, known, or discriminated as separate and distinct; hence, not capable of being perceived or k...

Pa*trol" (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Patrolled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Patrolling .] [F. patrouiller , O. & Prov. F. patrouiller to paddle, paw about, patrol, fr. patte a paw; cf....

Ex*tend" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Extended ; p. pr. & vb. n. Extending .] [L. extendere , extentum , extensum ; ex out + tendere to stretch. See Trend .] 1. To stretch out; to...

Lung"worm` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of parasitic nematoid worms which infest the lungs and air passages of cattle, sheep, and other animals, often proving...

Oar cock (Zo\'94l) , the water rail. [Prov. Eng.] -- Spoon oar , an oar having the blade so curved as to afford a better hold upon the water in rowing. -- To boat the oars , to...

Sworn brothers , originally, companions in arms who took an oath to share together good and bad fortune; hence, faithful friends. -- Sworn enemies , determined or irreconcilable...

Hy"per*sthene (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ over + <?/ strength: cf. F. hyperst\'8ane .] (Min.) An orthorhombic mineral of the pyroxene group, of a grayish or greenish black color, often wi...

1. The act of judging; the operation of the mind, involving comparison and discrimination, by which a knowledge of the values and relations of thins, whether of moral qualities,...

Pres`si*ros"ter (?) , n. [L. presssus pressed (p. p. of premere ) + rostrum beak: cf. F. pressirostre . See 4th Press .] (Zo\'94l.) One of a tribe of wading birds ( Pressirostre...

Un`der*hew" (?) , v. t. To hew less than is usual or proper; specifically, to hew, as a piece of timber which should be square, in such a manner that it appears to contain a gre...

Venus's basin (Bot.) , the wild teasel; -- so called because the connate leaf bases form a kind of receptacle for water, which was formerly gathered for use in the toilet. Also...

Co`in*cide" (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Coincided (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Coinciding .] [L. co- + incidere to fall on; in + cadere to fall: cf. F. co\'8bncider . See Chance , n. ]...

En`gi*neer"ing , n. Originally, the art of managing engines; in its modern and extended sense, the art and science by which the mechanical properties of matter are made useful t...

Gen*teel" (?) , a. [F. gentil noble, pretty, graceful. See Gentle .] 1. Possessing or exhibiting the qualities popularly regarded as belonging to high birth and breeding; free f...

Man"u*al (?) , a. [OE. manuel , F. manuel , L. manualis , fr. manus hand; prob. akin to AS. mund hand, protection, OHG. munt , G. m\'81nd el a ward, vor mund guardian, Icel. mun...

Pro*phet"ic (?) , Pro*phet"ic*al (?) , a. [L. propheticus , Gr. <?/: cf. F. proph\'82tique .] Containing, or pertaining to, prophecy; foretelling events; as, prophetic writings;...

Pro`to*ver"te*bra (?) , n. ; pl. Protovertebr\'91 . [ Proto- + vertebra .] (Anat.) One of the primitive masses, or segments, into which the mesoblast of the vertebrate embryo br...

Schene (?) , n. [L. schoenus , Gr. <?/ a rush, a reed, a land measure: cf. F. sch\'8ane .] (Antiq.) An Egyptian or Persian measure of length, varying from thirthy-two to sixty s...

Supraoccipital bone (Anat.) , a bone on the dorsal side of the great foramen of the skull, usually forming a part of the occipital in the adult, but distinct in the young.

Cow"bane` (kou"b?n`) , n. (Bot.) A poisonous umbelliferous plant; in England, the Cicuta virosa ; in the United States, the Cicuta maculata and the Archemora rigida . See Water...

Gripe , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Griped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Griping .] [AS. gripan ; akin to D. grijpen , G. greifen , OHG. gr<?/fan , Icel. gripa , Sw. gripe , Dan. gribe , Goth....

Nar"row (?) , a. [ Compar. Narrower (?) ; superl. Narrowest .] [OE. narwe , naru , AS. nearu ; akin to OS. naru , naro .] 1. Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little...

Par`a*si"ta (?) , n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) An artificial group formerly made for parasitic insects, as lice, ticks, mites, etc. (b) A division of copepod Crustacea, having a...

Plu`vi*om"e*ter (?) , n. [L. pluvia rain + -meter : cf. F. pluviom\'8atre .] An instrument for ascertaining the amount of rainfall at any place in a given time; a rain gauge.

2. A poem of fourteen lines, -- two stanzas, called the octave , being of four verses each, and two stanzas, called the sestet , of three verses each, the rhymes being adjusted...

Er`e*ma*cau"sis (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ quietly + <?/ burning, fr. <?/ to burn.] A gradual oxidation from exposure to air and moisture, as in the decay of old trees or of dea...

Ex`as*pid"e*an (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ out +<?/,<?/,a shield.] (Zo\'94l.) Having the anterior scute<?/ extending around the tarsus on the outer side, leaving the inner side naked; --...

Hyp*som"e*ter (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ height + -meter .] (Physics) An instrument for measuring heights by observation of barometric pressure; esp., one for determining heights by asce...

Pinch"ers (?) , n. pl. [From Pinch .] An instrument having two handles and two grasping jaws working on a pivot; -- used for griping things to be held fast, drawing nails, etc.

2. That through which any liquid is passed for purification or to separate it from solid matter; anything, as a screen or a cloth, used to strain a liquid; a device of the chara...

2. To subscribe one's name to for insurance, especially for marine insurance; to write one's name under, or set one's name to, as a policy of insurance, for the purpose of becom...

Ac"e*tone (#) , n. [See Acetic .] (Chem.) A volatile liquid consisting of three parts of carbon, six of hydrogen, and one of oxygen; pyroacetic spirit, -- obtained by the distil...

An*tag`o*nis"tic (#) , An*tag`o*nis"tic*al (#) , a. Opposing in combat, combating; contending or acting against; as, antagonistic forces . -- An*tag`o*nis"tic*al*ly , adv.

Os`te*o*ma*la"ci*a (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ bone + <?/ softness.] (Med.) A disease of the bones, in which they lose their earthy material, and become soft, flexible, and disto...

Phi*los"o*phy (?) , n. ; pl. Philosophies (#) . [OE. philosophie , F. philosophie , L. philosophia , from Gr. <?/. See Philosopher .] 1. Literally, the love of, including the se...

Tar"pum (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A very large marine fish ( Megapolis Atlanticus ) of the Southern United States and the West Indies. It often becomes six or more feet in length, and...

Though (&th;&omac;) , conj. [OE. thogh , &thorn;ah , AS. &edh;e\'a0h , &edh;&aemac;h , &edh;\'c7h ; akin to OS. th\'d3h , OFries. thach , D. & G. doch but, yet, OHG. doh but, ye...

1. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A small beetle ( Anobium tessellatum and other allied species). By forcibly striking its head against woodwork it makes a ticking sound, which is a call of the...

En"dos*mose` (?) , En`dos*mo"sis (?) , n. [NL. endosmosis , fr. Gr. <?/ within + <?/ a thrusting, impulsion, fr. <?/ to push: cf. F. endosmose .] (Physics) The transmission of a...

Long (?) , a. [ Compar. Longer (?) ; superl. Longest (?) .] [AS. long , lang ; akin to OS, OFries., D., & G. lang , Icel. langr , Sw. l\'86ng , Dan. lang , Goth. laggs , L. long...

Oc"cu*pant (?) , n. [L. occupans , p.pr. of occupare : cf. F. occupant . See Occupy .] 1. One who occupies, or takes possession; one who has the actual use or possession, or is...

Su`per*vo*lute" (?) , a. [L. supervolutus , p.p. of supervolvere to roll over; super over + volvere to roll.] (Bot.) Having a plainted and convolute arrangement in the bud, as i...

To*pog"ra*pher (?) , n. [Cf. F. topographe , Cr. <?/ .] One who is skilled in the science of topography; one who describes a particular place, town, city, or tract of land.

Daf"fo*dil (?) , n. [OE. affodylle , prop., the asphodel, fr. LL. affodillus (cf. D. affodille or OF. asphodile , aphodille , F. asphod\'8ale ), L. asphodelus , fr. Gr. <?/ . Th...

3. The capacity of the soul for emotional states; a high degree of susceptibility to emotions or states of the sensibility not dependent on the body; as, a man of feeling ; a ma...

Light purse , &or; Empty purse , poverty or want of resources. -- Long purse , &or; Heavy purse , wealth; riches. -- Purse crab (Zo\'94l.) , any land crab of the genus Birgus ,...

Back"sight` (?) , n. [ Back , adv. + sight . ] (Surv.) The reading of the leveling staff in its unchanged position when the leveling instrument has been taken to a new position;...

Dor (?) , n. [Cf. AS. dora drone, locust, D. tor beetle, L. taurus a kind of beetle. Cf. Dormouse .] (Zo\'94l.) A large European scaraboid beetle ( Geotrupes stercorarius ), whi...

Pig , n. [Cf. D. big , bigge , LG. bigge , also Dan. pige girl, Sw. piga , Icel. p\'c6ka .] 1. The young of swine, male or female; also, any swine; a hog. "Two pigges in a poke."

Ex*i"tial (?) , Ex*i"tious (?) , a. [L. exitialis , exitious , fr. exitium a going out, a going to naught, i . e ., ruin, fr. exire to go out: cf. F. exitial .] Destructive; fat...

Fust , n. [OF. fust cask, F. f<?/t cask, taste or smell of the caak, fustiness , cf. sentir le f<?/t to taste of the cask. See 1st Fust .] A strong, musty smell; mustiness.

Ho*mom"al*lous (?) , a. [ Homo- + Gr. <?/ a lock of wool.] (Bot.) Uniformly bending or curving to one side; -- said of leaves which grow on several sides of a stem.

Meth"od*ize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Methodized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Methodizing (?) .] To reduce to method; to dispose in due order; to arrange in a convenient manner; as, t...

2. A series of actions, motions, or occurrences; progressive act or transaction; continuous operation; normal or actual course or procedure; regular proceeding; as, the process...

Fleer (?) , [ imp. & p. p. Fleered (<?/) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Fleering .] [OE. flerien ; cf. Scot. fleyr , Norw. flira to titter, giggle, laugh at nothing, MHG. vlerre , vlarre , a...

Hal"low (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Hallowed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Hallowing .] [OE. halowen , halwien , halgien , AS. h\'belgian , fr. h\'belig holy. See Holy .] To make holy; t...

Mi`cro*lep`i*dop"te*ra (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Micro- , and Lepidoptera .] (Zo\'94l.) A tribe of Lepidoptera, including a vast number of minute species, as the plume moth, clothes...

Sa"ros (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/] (Astron) A Chaldean astronomical period or cycle, the length of which has been variously estimated from 3,600 years to 3,600 days, or a little...

Ter"mi*nist (?) , n. [Cf. F. terministe .] (Theol.) One of a class of theologians who maintain that God has fixed a certain term for the probation of individual persons, during...

Yel"low*ham`mer (?) , n. [For yellow-ammer , where ammer is fr. AS. amore a kind of bird; akin to G. ammer a yellow-hammer, OHG. amero .] (Zo\'94l.) (a) A common European finch...

9. Also, in a wider sense, the sound caused by the friction of the outgoing breath in the throat, mouth, etc., when the glottis is wide open; aspiration; the sound expressed by...

Cog*ni"tion (?) , n. [L. cognitio , fr. cognoscere , cognitum , to become acquainted with, to know; co- + noscere , gnoscere , to get a knowledge of. See Know , v. t. ] 1. The a...

Kla"maths (?) , n. pl. ; sing. Klamath (Ethnol.) A collective name for the Indians of several tribes formerly living along the Klamath river, in California and Oregon, but now r...

Mountain anthelope (Zo\'94l.) , the goral. -- Mountain ash (Bot.) , an ornamental tree, the Pyrus (Sorbus) Americana , producing beautiful bunches of red berries. Its leaves are...

Sou`ve*nir (? &or; ?) , n. [F., fr. souvenir to remember, fr. L. subvenire to come up, come to mind; sub under + venire to come, akin to E. come . See Come , and cf. Subvention...

8. Peculiar temper or temperament; tendency or turn of mind; a particular disposition or cast of genius; humor; strain; quality; also, manner of speech or action; as, a rich vei...

Syn. -- Wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent; circumspect; discreet; heedful; thoughtful; scrupulous; anxious; careful. -- Cautious , Wary , Circumspect . A man is cautious who rea...

Fresh (?) , a. [ Compar. Fresher (<?/) ; superl . Freshest .] [OE. fresch , AS. fersc ; akin to D. versch , G. frisch , OHG. frisc , Sw. frisk , Dan. frisk , fersk , Icel. fr<?/...

More , a., compar. [ Positive wanting ; superl. Most (<?/) .] [OE. more , mare , and (orig. neut. and adv.) mo , ma , AS. m\'bera , and (as neut. and adv.) m\'be ; akin to D. me...

Prowl (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Prowled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Prowling .] [OE. prollen to search about; of uncertain origin, perh. for proglen , a dim. of prog to beg, or proke...

Pent"house` (?) , n. [A corruption of pentice .] A shed or roof sloping from the main wall or building, as over a door or window; a lean-to. Also figuratively. "The penthouse of...

&hand; The red snapper ( Lutjanus aya, &or; Blackfordi ) and the gray, or mangrove, snapper ( L. griseus ) are large and abundant species. The name is loosely applied to various...

Suc`ce*da"ne*ous (?) , a. [L. succedaneus . See Succeed .] Pertaining to, or acting as, a succedaneum; supplying the place of something else; being, or employed as, a substitute...

Au`to*bi`o*graph"ic (?) , Au`to*bi`o*graph"ic*al (?) , a. Pertaining to, or containing, autobiography; as, an autobiographical sketch . "Such traits of the autobiographic sort."...

Con*val"la*ma`rin (?) , n. [ Convalaria + L. amarus bitter.] (Chem.) A white, crystalline, poisonous substance, regarded as a glucoside, extracted from the lily of the valley (...

2. That which precedes all others of its class; archetype; first copy; hence, an original work of art, manuscript, text, and the like, as distinguished from a copy, translation,...

Pu*tred"i*nous (?) , a. [L. putredo rottenness, fr. putrere to be rotten. See Putrid .] Proceeding from putrefaction, or partaking of the putrefactive process; having an offensi...

2. (Pros.) A peculiar species of rhyme, in which the last accented vowel and those which follow it in one word correspond in sound with the vowels of another word, while the con...

Flat"u*lent (?) , a. [L. flatus a blowing, flatus ventris windiness, flatulence, fr. flare to blow: cf. F. flatulent . See Blow .] 1. Affected with flatus or gases generated in...

Mes"on (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ middle, neut. of <?/, a., middle.] (Anat.) The mesial plane dividing the body of an animal into similar right and left halves. The line in whic...

Op`por*tune" (?) , a. [F. opporiun , L. opportunus , lit., at or before the port; ob (see Ob- ) + a derivative of portus port, harbor. See Port harbor.] Convenient; ready; hence...

Pee"le (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A graceful and swift South African antelope ( Pelea capreola ). The hair is woolly, and ash-gray on the back and sides. The horns are black, long, sle...

Rhig"o*lene (?) , n. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/ cold + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) A mixture of volatile hydrocarbons intermediate between gsolene and cymogene. It is obtained in the purificatio...

Twit (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Twitted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Twitting .] [OE. atwiten , AS. \'91tw\'c6tan to reproach, blame; \'91t at + w\'c6tan to reproach, blame; originally, to...

Welt , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Welted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Welting .] To furnish with a welt; to sew or fasten a welt on; as, to welt a boot or a shoe; to welt a sleeve .

E*man"ci*pate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Emancipated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Emancipating .] [L. emancipatus , p. p. of emancipare to emancipate; e + mancipare to transfer ownersh...

Kin`ni*ki*nic" (?) , n. [Indian, literally, a mixture.] Prepared leaves or bark of certain plants; -- used by the Indians of the Northwest for smoking, either mixed with tobacco...

Pho"to*drome (?) , n. [ Photo- + Gr. <?/ to run.] (Physics) An apparatus consisting of a large wheel with spokes, which when turning very rapidly is illuminated by momentary fla...

An`thro*pop"a*thism (#) , An`thro*pop"a*thy (#) , n. [Gr. <?/; <?/ man + <?/ suffering, affection, passion, <?/, <?/, to suffer.] The ascription of human feelings or passions to...

Ghoul (?) , n. [Per. gh<?/l an imaginary sylvan demon, supposed to devour men and animals: cf. Ar. gh<?/l , F. goule .] An imaginary evil being among Eastern nations, which was...

2. (a) (Baseball) The act of throwing a ball too high, as over a player's head. (b) (Cricket) A faulty return of the ball by a fielder, so that striker makes an additional run.

Sperm"ist (?) , n. (Biol.) A believer in the doctrine, formerly current, of encasement in the male (see Encasement ), in which the seminal thread, or spermatozoid, was considere...

Con"se*crate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p.p. Consecrated ; p.pr. & vb.n. Consecrating .] 1. To make, or declare to be, sacred; to appropriate to sacred uses; to set apart, dedicate, o...

Exhaust draught , a forced draught produced by drawing air through a place, as through a furnace, instead of blowing it through. -- Exhaust fan , a fan blower so arranged as to...

Ex`pi*ra"tion (?) , n. [L. expiratio , exspiratio : cf. F. expiration . See Expire .] 1. The act of expiring ; as: (a) (Physiol.) The act or process of breathing out, or forcing...

In*scribe" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inscribed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Inscribing .] [L. inscribere . See 1st In- , and Scribe .] 1. To write or engrave; to mark down as somethin...

2. (Biol.) A change in the form or function of a living organism, by a natural process of growth or development; as, the metamorphosis of the yolk into the embryo, of a tadpole...

Phys"ic (?) , n. [OE. phisike , fisike , OF. phisique , F. physique knowledge of nature, physics, L. physica , physice , fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ natural, from <?/ nature, fr. <?/ t...

Rap*port" (?) , n. [F., fr. rapporter to bring again or back, to refer; pref. re- re- + apporter to bring, L. apporter to bring, L. apportare . Cf. Report .] Relation; proportio...

Yez`de*ger"di*an (?; 277) , a. Of or pertaining to Yezdegerd , the last Sassanian monarch of Persia, who was overthrown by the Mohammedans; as, the Yezdegerdian era, which began...

Dis*cern"i*ble (?) , a. [L. discernibilis .] Capable of being discerned by the eye or the understanding; as, a star is discernible by the eye; the identity of difference of idea...

1. (Bot.) A genus of plants having a beaklike tours or receptacle, around which the seed capsules are arranged, and membranous projections, or stipules, at the joints. Most of t...

At odds , in dispute; at variance. "These squires at odds did fall." Spenser . "He flashes into one gross crime or other, that sets us all at odds ." Shak . -- It is odds , it i...

Brant"-fox` (?) , n. [For brand-fox ; cf. G. brandfuchs , Sw. bradr\'84f . So called from its yellowish brown and somewhat black color. See Brand .] (Zo\'94l.) A kind of fox fou...

Bro*cade" (?) , n. [Sp. brocado (cf. It. broccato , F. brocart ), fr. LL. brocare *prick, to figure (textile fabrics), to emboss (linen), to stitch. See Broach .] Silk stuff, wo...

Herrn"hut*er (?) , n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of the Moravians; -- so called from the settlement of Herrnhut (the Lord's watch) made, about 1722, by the Moravians at the invitation of...

Great and small , of all ranks or degrees; -- used especially of persons. "His quests, great and small ." Chaucer . -- Small arms , muskets, rifles, pistols, etc., in distinctio...

&hand; Tributers generally work in gangs, and have a limited portion of a lode set them, called a tribute pitch , beyond which they are not permitted to work, and for which they...

2. pl. (Bot.) A word found in the Authorized Version of the Bible, representing different Hebrew originals. In Isaiah xxviii. 25, 27, it means the black aromatic seeds of Nigell...

&hand; The gavial has a long, slender muzzle, teeth of nearly uniform size, and feet completely webbed. It inhabits the Ganges and other rivers of India. The name is also applie...

2. (Biol.) The fusion of a female germ cell (ovum) with a male germ cell (in animals, a spermatozo\'94n) to form a single new cell endowed with the power of developing into a ne...

Garden balsam , an ornamental plant ( Impatiens Balsamina ). -- Garden engine , a wheelbarrow tank and pump for watering gardens. -- Garden glass . (a) A bell glass for covering...

Miss (?) , n. ; pl. Misses (#) . [Contr. fr. mistress .] 1. A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a girl or a woman who has not been married. See Mistress , 5.

Phar`ma*co*p\'d2"ia (?) , n. [NL., from Gr. <?/ the preparation of medicines; <?/ medicine + <?/ to make.] 1. A book or treatise describing the drugs, preparations, etc., used i...

&hand; Pocket is often used adjectively, or in the formation of compound words usually of obvious signification; as, pocket comb, pocket compass, pocket edition, pocket handkerc...

Ca*bril"la (?) , n. [Sp., prawn.] (Zo\'94l) A name applied to various species of edible fishes of the genus Serranus , and related genera, inhabiting the Meditarranean, the coas...

-- Good consideration (Law) . (a) A consideration of blood or of natural love and affection. Blackstone . (b) A valuable consideration, or one which will sustain a contract. --...

In`ses*so"res (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. L. insessor , lit., one who sits down, fr. incidere . See Insession .] (Zo\'94l.) An order of birds, formerly established to include the per...

Or"tho*tone (?) , a. [ Ortho- + Gr. <?/ tone, accent.] (Gr. Gram.) Retaining the accent; not enclitic; -- said of certain indefinite pronouns and adverbs when used interrogative...

Vegetive <Xpage= Vegetable alkali (Chem.) , an alkaloid. -- Vegetable brimstone . (Bot.) See Vegetable sulphur , below. -- Vegetable butter (Bot.) , a name of several kinds of c...

Con`de*scend" (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Condescended ; p. pr. & vb. n. Condescending .] [F. condescendre , LL. condescendere , fr. L. con- + descendere . See Descend .] 1. To s...

Diverging series (Math.) , a series whose terms are larger as the series is extended; a series the sum of whose terms does not approach a finite limit when the series is extende...

Fa"vor*ite (?) , n. [OF. favorit favored, F. favori , fem. favorite , p.p. of OF. favorir , cf. It. favorito , frm. favorita , fr. favorire to favor. See Favor .] 1. A person or...

Syn. -- To enlarge; extend; multiply; expand; develop; heighten; amplify; raise; enhance; spread; aggravate; magnify; augment; advance. -- To Increase , Enlarge , Extend . Enlar...

Mon`o*chla*myd"e*ous (?) , a. [ Mono- + Gr. <?/, <?/, cloak: cf. F. monochlamyd\'82 .] (Bot.) Having a single floral envelope, that is, a calyx without a corolla, or, possibly,...

Self`-act"ing (?) , a. Acting of or by one's self or by itself; -- said especially of a machine or mechanism which is made to perform of or for itself what is usually done by hu...

Show bill , a broad sheet containing an advertisement in large letters. -- Show box , a box xontaining some object of curiosity carried round as a show. -- Show card , an advert...

Dis*par"i*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Disparities (#) . [LL. disparitas , fr. L. dispar unlike, unequal; dis- + par equal: cf. F. disparit\'82 . See Par , Peer .] Inequality; difference i...

In`fun*dib"u*lum (?) , n. ; pl. L. Infundibula (#) , E. Infundibulums (#) . [L., a funnel, from infundere to pour in or into. See Infuse .] 1. (Anat.) A funnel-shaped or dilated...

<nw<Bou*doir" (?) , n. [F., fr. bouder to pout, be sulky.] A small room, esp. if pleasant, or elegantly furnished, to which a lady may retire to be alone, or to receive intimate...

Hive , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Hived (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiving .] 1. To collect into a hive; to place in, or cause to enter, a hive; as, to hive a swarm of bees .

Pathetic muscle (Anat.) , the superior oblique muscle of the eye. -- Pathetic nerve (Anat.) , the fourth cranial, or trochlear, nerve, which supplies the superior oblique, or pa...

Upland moccasin . (Zo\'94l.) See Moccasin . -- Upland sandpiper , &or; Upland plover (Zo\'94l.) , a large American sandpiper ( Bartramia longicauda ) much valued as a game bird....

Clam"ber (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Clambered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Clambering .] [OE clambren , clameren , to heap together, climb; akin to Icel. klambra to clamp, G. klammern...

Di*phe"nyl (?) , n. [Pref. di- + phenyl .] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance, C6H5.C6H5 , obtained by leading benzene through a heated iron tube. It consists of two benzene...

E*la"yl (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ olive oil, oil + yl .] (Chem.) Olefiant gas or ethylene; -- so called by Berzelius from its forming an oil combining with chlorine. [Written also elayl...

Mel`i*lot"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sweet clover or meliot; specifically, designating an acid of the aromatic series, obtained from melilot as a w...

Per`se*vere" (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Persevered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Persevering .] [F. pers\'82v\'82rer , L. perseverare , fr. perseverus very strict; per + severus strict,...

&hand; Style is Old or New . The Old Style follows the Julian manner of computing the months and days, or the calendar as established by Julius C\'91sar, in which every fourth y...

Chub (?) , n. [This word seems to signify a large or thick fish. Cf. Sw. kubb a short and thick piece of wood, and perh. F. chabot chub.] (Zo\'94l.) A species to fresh-water fis...

In*spis"sate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inspissated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Inspissating (?) .] [L. inspissatus , p. p. of inspissare to thicken; pref. in- + spissare to thicken,...

Ther"mo*type (?) , n. [ Thermo- + -type .] A picture (as of a slice of wood) obtained by first wetting the object slightly with hydrochloric or dilute sulphuric acid, then takin...

To bid beads , to pray with beads, as the Roman Catholics; to distinguish each bead by a prayer. [Obs.] -- To bid defiance to , to defy openly; to brave. -- To bid fair , to off...

2. Direct apprehension or cognition; immediate knowledge, as in perception or consciousness; -- distinguished from "mediate" knowledge, as in reasoning; as, the mind knows by in...

No*e"tian (?) , n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of the followers of Noetus , who lived in the third century. He denied the distinct personality of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Sclerotic parenchyma (Bot.) , sclerenchyma. By some writers a distinction is made, sclerotic parenchyma being applied to tissue composed of cells with the walls hardened but not...

Deed" poll` (?) . (Law) A deed of one part, or executed by only one party, and distinguished from an indenture by having the edge of the parchment or paper cut even, or polled a...

1. The act, art, or practice of engraving by means of acid which eats away lines or surfaces left unprotected in metal, glass, or the like. See Etch , v. t.

2. One of those who stand in the first rank of honors in the University of Cambridge, England. They are called, according to their rank, senior wrangler , second wrangler , thir...

Algorism, Algorithm <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe ,...

Arch"er fish` (#) . (Zo\'94l.) A small fish (Toxotes jaculator) , of the East Indies; -- so called from its ejecting drops of water from its mouth at its prey. The name is also...

1. To indicate by lines drawn in the form or figure of; to represent by sketch, design, or diagram; to sketch out; to portray; to picture; in drawing and engraving, to represent...

Ne*cro"sis (?) , n. [NL., fr. gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to make dead, to mortify, <?/ a dead body.] 1. (med.) Mortification or gangrene of bone, or the death of a bone or portion of a bo...

Pet`ro*la"tum (?) , n. (Chem. & Pharm.) A semisolid unctuous substance, neutral, and without taste or odor, derived from petroleum by distilling off the lighter portions and pur...

Pleb"i*scite (?) , n. [F. pl\'82biscite , fr. L. plebiscitum .] A vote by universal male suffrage; especially, in France, a popular vote, as first sanctioned by the National Con...

3. A close-fitting garment for men, covering the body from the neck to the waist or a little below. It was worn in Western Europe from the 15th to the 17th century.

2. To get admission; to introduce one's self; to penetrate; to form or constitute a part; to become a partaker or participant; to share; to engage; -- usually with into ; someti...

Mu*nic"i*pal (?) , a. [L. municipalis , fr. municipium a town, particularly in Italy, which possessed the right of Roman citizenship, but was governed by its own laws, a free to...

Pe*cop"te*ris (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ to comb + <?/ a kind of fern.] (Paleon.) An extensive genus of fossil ferns; -- so named from the regular comblike arrangement of the le...

Re*treat" (?) , n. [F. retraite , fr. retraire to withdraw, L. retrahere ; pref. re- re- + trahere to draw. See Trace , and cf. Retract , Retrace .] 1. The act of retiring or wi...

<-- 5. The written document containing the dialogue and action for a drama; the text of a stage play, movie, or other performance. Especially, the final form used for the perfor...

Di*vine" (?) , a. [Compar. Diviner (<?/) ; superl . Divinest .] [F. divin , L. divinus divine, divinely inspired, fr. divus , dius , belonging to a deity; akin to Gr. <?/, and L...

Fore*wite" (?) , v. t. [ pres. indic. sing., 1st & 3d pers. Forewot (?) , 2d person Forewost (<?/) , pl. Forewiten (<?/) ; imp. sing. Forewiste (?) , pl. Forewisten (<?/) ; p. p...

Lac"er*ate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Lacerated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lacerating (<?/>) .] [L. laceratus , p. p. of lacerare to lacerate, fr. lacer mangled, lacerated; cf. Gr. <...

Pop"py (?) , n. ; pl. Poppies (#) . [OE. popy , AS. popig , L. papaver .] (Bot.) Any plant or species of the genus Papaver , herbs with showy polypetalous flowers and a milky ju...

Slug"worm` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any caterpillar which has the general appearance of a slug, as do those of certain moths belonging to Limacodes and allied genera, and those of ce...

Som"er*sault (?) , Som"er*set (?) , n. [F. soubresaut a jump, leap, OF. soubresault , It. soprassalto an overleap, fr. L. supra over + saltus a leap, fr. salire to leap; or the...

Sput"ter (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Sputtered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sputtering .] [From the root of spout or spit to eject from the mputh. Cf. Splutter .] 1. To spit, or to emit...

Sub`ar*ra"tion (?) , n. [Pref. sub- + L. arra , arrha , earnest money. See Earnest a pledge.] The ancient custom of betrothing by the bestowal, on the part of the man, of marria...

Whenever any from of government becomes destructive of these ends it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new government. Jefferson (Decl. of...

Mu"cic (?) , a. [L. mucus mucus: cf. F. mucique .] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, gums and micilaginous substances; specif., denoting an acid obtained by the oxidation...

4. (Math.) The quotient of two vectors, or of two directed right lines in space, considered as depending on four geometrical elements, and as expressible by an algebraic symbol...

Big*no"ni*a (?) , n. [Named from the Abb\'82 Bignon .] (Bot.) A large genus of American, mostly tropical, climbing shrubs, having compound leaves and showy somewhat tubular flow...

3. (Eccl.) A rite supplemental to baptism, by which a person is admitted, through the laying on of the hands of a bishop, to the full privileges of the church, as in the Roman C...

Phryg`a*ne"i*des (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Phryganea , the typical genus, fr. Gr. <?/ a dry stick.] (Zo\'94l.) A tribe of neuropterous insects which includes the caddice flies; --...

Chit"ter*lings (?) , n. pl. [Cf. AS. cwi\'ed womb, Icel. kvi\'eb , Goth. qi\'edus , belly, womb, stomach, G. kutteln chitterlings.] (Cookery) The smaller intestines of swine, et...

Dim"e*ra (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ = <?/ twice + <?/ part.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) A division of Coleoptera, having two joints to the tarsi. (b) A division of the Hemiptera, includ...

Su"per- (?) . [L. super over, above; akin to Gr. <?/, L. sub under, and E. over . See Over , and cf. Hyper- , Sub- , Supra- , Sur- .] 1. A prefix signifying above , over , beyon...

&hand; This word is a compound from be and the Old English ware , now wary , which is an adjective. " Be ye war of false prophetis." Wyclif, Matt. vii. 15 . It is used commonly...

Di*ba"sic (?) , a. [Pref. di- + basic .] (Chem.) Having two acid hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by basic atoms or radicals, in forming salts; bibasic; -- said of acids, a...

Mon`o*met"al*lism (?) , n. [ Mono- + metal .] The legalized use of one metal only, as gold, or silver, in the standard currency of a country, or as a standard of money values. S...

An`te*ver"sion (#) , n. [Pref. ante- + L. vertere , versum , to turn.] (Med.) A displacement of an organ, esp. of the uterus, in such manner that its whole axis is directed furt...

Dox*ol"o*gy (?) , n. ; pl. Doxologies (#) . [LL. doxologia , Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ praising, giving glory; <?/ opinion, estimation, glory, praise (from <?/ to think, imagine) + <?/ t...

Mal"an*ders (?) , n. pl. [F. malandres , fr. L. malandria blisters or pustules on the neck, especially in horses.] (Far.) A scurfy eruption in the bend of the knee of the fore l...

Double octave . (Mus.) See under Double . -- Octave flute (Mus.) , a small flute, the tones of which range an octave higher than those of the German or ordinary flute; -- called...

Pare (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Pared (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Paring .] [F. parer to pare, as a horse's hoofs, to dress or curry, as, leather, to clear, as anchors or cables, to p...

Ph\'91"o*spore (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ dusky + E. spore .] (Bot.) A brownish zo\'94spore, characteristic of an order ( Ph\'91ospore\'91 ) of dark green or olive-colored alg\'91. -- Ph...

Stro*mat"ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ coverlet of a bed, pl. <?/ patchwork (for such a coverlet), also applied to several miscellaneous writings, fr. <?/ anything spread out for resting...

Su`per*or`di*na"tion (?) , n. [Pref. super- + ordination : cf. L. superordinatio .] The ordination of a person to fill a station already occupied; especially, the ordination by...

-- The while , The whiles , in or during the time that; meantime; while. Tennyson . -- Within a while , in a short time; soon. -- Worth while , worth the time which it requires;...

As*trin"ger (#) , n. [OE. ostreger , OF. ostrucier , F. autoursier , fr. OF. austour , ostor , hawk, F. autour ; cf. L. acceptor , for accipiter , hawk.] A falconer who keeps a...

De*nounce" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Denounced (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Denouncing .] [F. d\'82noncer , OF. denoncier , fr. L. denuntiare , denunciare ; de- + nunciare , nuntiare...

De*phleg"mate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dephlegmated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Dephlegmating .] [See Dephlegm .] (Chem.) To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distill...

In`ter*pel" (?) , v. t. [L. interpellare , interpellatum ; inter between + pellare (in comp.), akin to pellere to drive: cf. F. interpeller . Cf. Interpellate .] To interrupt, b...

Syn. -- Civil; complaisant; courteous; kind, -- Obliging , Kind , Complaisant . One is kind who desires to see others happy; one is complaisant who endeavors to make them so in...

Spheroidal state (Physics.) , the state of a liquid, as water, when, on being thrown on a surface of highly heated metal, it rolls about in spheroidal drops or masses, at a temp...

Pol"y*spast (?) , n. [L. polyspaston , fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ drawn by several cords; <?/ many + <?/ to draw: cf. F. polyspaste .] (Surg.) A machine consisting of many pulleys; sp...

Po*ten"tial (?) , a. [Cf. F. potentiel . See Potency .] 1. Being potent; endowed with energy adequate to a result; efficacious; influential. [Obs.] "And hath in his effect a voi...

Pre*\'89mpt" (?; 215) , v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Pre\'89mpted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Pre\'89mpting .] [See Pre\'89mption .] To settle upon (public land) with a right of preemption,...

Saun"ders-blue` (?) , n. [Corrupted fr. F. cendres bleues blue ashes.] A kind of color prepared from calcined lapis lazuli; ultramarine; also, a blue prepared from carbonate of...

Sim"mer (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Simmered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Simmering .] [Prov. E. also simper ; -- an onomatopoetic word.] To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to be...

Spleen"wort` (?) , n. [ Spleen + wort ; cf. L. splenium , asplenium , Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/, <?/<?/<?/<?/, <?/<?/<?/. ] (Bot.) Any fern of the genus Asplenium , some species of which...

E*mer"gence (?) , n. ; pl. Emergences (<?/) . The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; sudden uprisal or appear...

E*mol"u*ment (?) , n. [L. emolumentum , lit., a working out, fr. emoliri to move out, work out; e out + moliri to set in motion, exert one's self, fr. moles a huge, heavy mass:...

Fan*ta"si*a (?) , n. [It. See Fancy .] (Mus.) A continuous composition, not divided into what are called movements, or governed by the ordinary rules of musical design, but in w...

Hex`a*he"dron (?) , n. ; pl. E. Hexahedrons (#) , L. Hexahedra (#) . [ Hexa- + Gr. <?/ seat, base, fr. <?/ to sit: cf. F. hexa\'8adre .] (Geom.) A solid body of six sides or faces.

Sue (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Sued (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Suing (?) .] [OE. suen , sewen , siwen , OF. sivre (pres.ind. 3d sing. il siut , suit , he follows, nous sevons we foll...

Ver*nac"u*lar (?) , a. [L. vernaculus born in one's house, native, fr. verna a slave born in his master's house, a native, probably akin to Skr. vas to dwell, E. was .] Belongin...

One`-sid"ed (?) , a. 1. Having one side only, or one side prominent; hence, limited to one side; partial; unjust; unfair; as, a one-sided view or statement . "Unguarded and one-...

Pre*par"a*to*ry (?) , a. [L. praeparatorius : cf. F. pr\'82paratoire .] Preparing the way for anything by previous measures of adaptation; antecedent and adapted to what follows...

2. Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough; as, a profound investigation or treatise; a profoun...

2. A stable or range of stables for horses; -- compound used in the plural, and so called from the royal stables in London, built on the site of the king's mews for hawks.

O`ver*run" (?) , v. t. [ imp. Overran (?) ; p. p. Overrun ; p. pr. & vb. n. Overrunning . ] 1. To run over; to grow or spread over in excess; to invade and occupy; to take posse...

Prop`o*si"tion (?) , n. [L. propositio : cf. F. proposition . See Propound .] 1. The act of setting or placing before; the act of offering. "Oblations for the altar of propositi...

Yore (?) , adv. [OE. <?/ore , yare , <?/are , AS. ge\'a0ra ;akin to ge\'a0r a year, E. year . <?/<?/<?/<?/. See Year .] In time long past; in old time; long since. [Obs. or Poetic]

4. To make fast ( a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something; as, to bind a belt about one; to bind a compress upon a part.

Wom"bat (?) , n. [From the native name, womback , wombach , in Australia.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of three species of Australian burrowing marsupials of the genus Phascolomys , espe...

1. To separate the joints of; to separate, as parts united by joints; to put out of joint; to force out of its socket; to dislocate; as, to disjoint limbs; to disjoint bones; to...

Ox*an"i*lide (?) , n. [ Ox alic + anil ine + am ide .] (Chem.) a white crystalline substance, resembling oxanilamide, obtained by heating aniline oxalate, and regarded as a doub...

Pre*ax"i*al (?) , a. (Anat.) Situated in front of any transverse axis in the body of an animal; anterior; cephalic; esp., in front, or on the anterior, or cephalic (that is, rad...

3. The bottom or lower part of anything, or that on which anything rests in standing. Specifially: (a) (Agric.) The bottom of the body of a plow; -- called also slade ; also, th...

Nan"dou (?) , Nan"du (?) , n. [Braz. nhandu or yandu .] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of three species of South American ostriches of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia . See Rhea . [Written...

Ni`tra*nil"ic (?) , a. [ Nitro- + chlor anil + -ic .] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex organic acid produced as a white crystalline substance by the action o...

Pran"gos (?) , n. [From the native name in Afghanistan.] (Bot.) A genus of umbelliferous plants, one species of which ( P. pabularia ), found in Thibet, Cashmere, Afghanistan, e...

Spir"it*u*ous (?) , a. [Cf. (for sense 2) F. spiritueux . Cf. Spiritous .] 1. Having the quality of spirit; tenuous in substance, and having active powers or properties; etherea...

Spell (?) , n. [AS. spell a saying, tale, speech; akin to OS. & OHG. spel , Icel. spjall ,Goth. spill . Cf. Gospel , Spell to tell the letters of.] 1. A story; a tale. [Obs.] "H...

Fran"chise , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Franchised (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Franchising .] [Cf. OF. franchir to free, F., to cross.] To make free; to enfranchise; to give liberty to.

In*au"di*ble (?) , a. [L. inaudibilis ; pref. in- not + audire to hear: cf. F. unaudible . See In- not, and Audible .] Not audible; incapable of being heard; silent. -- In*au"di...

2. (Biol.) The theory that the various genera of bacteria are phases or variations of growth of a number of Protean species, each of which may exhibit, according to undetermined...

Sub*miss" (?) , a. [L. submissus , p.p. of submittere to let down, to lower. See Submit .] 1. Submissive; humble; obsequious. [Archaic] "Soft Silence and submiss Obedience." Spe...

De*ride" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Derided ; p. pr. & vb. n. Deriding .] [L. deridere , derisum ; de- + rid<?/re to laugh. See Ridicule .] To laugh at with contempt; to laugh t...

Brain fever , Continued fever , etc. See under Brain , Continued , etc. -- Fever and ague , a form of fever recurring in paroxysms which are preceded by chills. It is of malaria...

Fu"el (?) , n. [OF. fouail , fuail , or fouaille , fuaille , LL. focalium , focale , fr. L. focus hearth, fireplace, in LL., fire. See Focus .] [Formerly written also fewel. ] 1...

Glis"ter (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Glistered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Glistering .] [OE. glistren ; akin to G. glistern , glinstern , D. glinsteren , and E. glisten . See Glisten...

&hand; It is a sportive custom for two persons to break this bone by pulling the ends apart to see who will get the longer piece, the securing of which is regarded as a lucky om...

Pulp (?) , n. [L. pulpa flesh, pith, pulp of fruit: cf. F. pulpe .] A moist, slightly cohering mass, consisting of soft, undissolved animal or vegetable matter. Specifically: (a...

Con*sult" , v. t. 1. To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of; to apply to for information or instruction; to refer to; as, to consult a physician; to consult a dictionary.

Gig"gle (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Giggled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Giggling (?) .] [Akin to gaggle : cf. OD. ghichelen , G. kichern .] To laugh with short catches of the breath or...

Im*pas"si*ble (?) , a. [L. impassibilis ; pref. im- not + passibilis passable: cf. F. impassible . See Passible .] Incapable of suffering; inaccessible to harm or pain; not to b...

Phe"nyl (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ to bring to light + -yl : cf. F. ph\'82nyle . So called because it is a by-product of illuminating gas.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical ( C6H5 ) regarde...

Trans*late" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Translated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Translating .] [f. translatus , used as p. p. of transferre to transfer, but from a different root. See Trans...

Im*pen"i*tent (?) , a. [L. impaenitens ; pref. im- not + paenitens penitens: cf. F. imp\'82nitent . See Penitent .] Not penitent; not repenting of sin; not contrite; of a hard h...

Innominate bone (Anat.) , the great bone which makes a lateral half of the pelvis in mammals; hip bone; haunch bone; huckle bone. It is composed of three bones, ilium, ischium,...

2. (Law) (a) Judicial inquiry; official examination, esp. before a jury; as, a coroner's inquest in case of a sudden death . (b) A body of men assembled under authority of law t...

Out*gen"er*al (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Outgeneraled (?) or Outgeneralled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Outgeneraling or Outgeneralling .] To exceed in generalship; to gain advantage over...

Dig"i*tate (?) , Dig"i*ta`ted (?) , a. [L. digitatus having fingers.] (Bot.) Having several leaflets arranged, like the fingers of the hand, at the extremity of a stem or petiol...

Frost`fish" (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The tomcod; -- so called because it is abundant on the New England coast in autumn at about the commencement of frost. See Tomcod . (b) The s...

Right"-a*bout` (?) , n. [ Right , adv. + about , adv.] A turning directly about by the right, so as to face in the opposite direction; also, the quarter directly opposite; as, t...

Tut"san (?) , n. [F. toutesaine ; tout , toule , all (L. totus ) + sain , saine , sound, healthy, L. sanus .] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Hypericum ( H. Andros\'d2mum ), from wh...

Con*cert" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Concerted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Concerting .] [F. concerter , It. concertare , conertare , prob. from L. consertus , p. p. of conserere to join...

Con`tra*dic"tion (?) , n. [L. contradictio answer, objection: cf. F. contradiction .] 1. An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a...

Gwin"i*ad (?) , n. [W. gwyniad a whiting, the name of various fishes, fr. gwyn white.] (Zool.) A fish ( Coregonus ferus ) of North Wales and Northern Europe, allied to the lake...

Sleep of plants (Bot.) , a state of plants, usually at night, when their leaflets approach each other, and the flowers close and droop, or are covered by the folded leaves.

Devonian age (Geol.) , the age next older than the Carboniferous and later than the Silurian; -- called also the Age of fishes . The various strata of this age compose the Devon...

Semilunar bone (Anat.) , a bone of the carpus; the lunar. See Lunar , n. -- Semilunar , &or; Sigmoid , valves (Anat.) , the valves at the beginning of the aorta and of the pulmo...

To give vent to , to suffer to escape; to let out; to pour forth; as, to give vent to anger. -- To take vent , to escape; to be made public. [R.] -- Vent feather (Zo\'94l.) , on...

With"er*nam (?) , n. [AS. wi\'ebern\'bem ; wi\'eber against + n\'bem a seizure, fr. niman to take.] (Law) A second or reciprocal distress of other goods in lieu of goods which w...

Tricuspid valve (Anat.) , the valve, consisting of three triangular membranous flaps, at the opening of the right auricle into the right ventricle in the heart of most mammals;...

In*ves"ti*gate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Investigated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Investigating .] [L. investigatus , p. p. of investigare to investigate; pref. in- in + vestigare to...

3. A formal communication, either written or spoken; a discourse; a speech; a formal application to any one; a petition; a formal statement on some subject or special occasion;...

Ig*nore" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ignored (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Ignoring .] [L. ignorare ; pref. in- not + the root of gnarus knowing, noscere to become acquainted with. See K...

Os"ma*zome (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ smell, odor + <?/ broth: cf. F. osmaz\'93me .] (Old Chem.) A substance formerly supposed to give to soup and broth their characteristic odor, and pr...

Pa*ral"y*sis (?) , n. [L., fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to loosen, dissolve, or disable at the side; <?/ beside + <?/ to loosen. See Para- , and Loose , and cf. Palsy .] (Med.) Abolitio...

Pro*cum"bent (?) , a. [L. procumbens , -entis , p. pr. of procumbere to fall, bend, or lean forward; pro forward + cumbere (in comp.), akin to cubare to lie down: cf. F. procomb...

Sil"va (?) , n. ; pl. E. Silvas (#) , L. Silvae (<?/) . [L., properly, a wood, forest.] [Written also sylva .] (Bot.) (a) The forest trees of a region or country, considered col...

Lus"ter , Lus"tre , n. [F. lustre ; cf. It. lustro ; both fr. L. lustrare to purify, go about (like the priests at the lustral sacrifice), traverse, survey, illuminate, fr. lust...

Post"-fine` (?) , n. [Pref. post- + fine .] (O. Eng. Law) A duty paid to the king by the cognizee in a fine of lands, when the same was fully passed; -- called also the king's s...

Im*bank" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Imbanked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Imbanking .] [Pref. im- in + bank . Cf. Embank .] To inclose or defend with a bank or banks. See Embank .

Ac*tiv"i*ty (#) , n. ; pl. Activities (#) . [Cf. F. activit\'82 , LL. activitas .] The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energ...

E*gre"gious (?; 277) , a. [L. egregius ; lit., separated or chosen from the herd, i . e ., distinguished, excellent; e out + grex , gregis , herd. See Gregarious .] Surpassing;...

In*flame" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inflamed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Inflaming .] [OE. enflamen , OF. enflamer , F. enflammer , L. inflammare , inflammatum ; pref. in- in + flamm...

Nour"ish (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Nourished (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Nourishing .] [OE. norisen , norischen , OF. nurir , nurrir , norir , F. norrir , fr. L. nutrire . Cf. Nurse...

Pen`i*cil"late (?) , a. [Cf. F. p\'82nicill\'82 . See Penicil .] (Biol.) Having the form of a pencil; furnished with a pencil of fine hairs; ending in a tuft of hairs like a cam...

Bunch pink is Dianthus barbatus . -- China , &or; Indian , pink . See under China . -- Clove pink is Dianthus Caryophyllus , the stock from which carnations are derived. -- Gard...

Swap (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Swapped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Swapping .] [OE. swappen to strike; cf. E. to strike a bargain; perh. akin to E. sweep . Cf. Swap a blow, Swap , v....

The"ri*ac (?) , The*ri"a*ca (?) , n. [L. theriaca an antidote against the bite of serpents, Gr. <?/: cf. F. th\'82riaque . See Treacle .] 1. (Old Med.) An ancient composition es...

Constitutional law , law that relates to the constitution, as a permanent system of political and juridical government, as distinguished from statutory and common law, which rel...

- Fortune hunter , one who seeks to acquire wealth by marriage. -- Fortune teller , one who professes to tell future events in the life of another. -- Fortune telling , the prac...

On the shady side of , on the thither side of; as, on the shady side of fifty; that is, more than fifty. [Colloq.] -- To keep shady , to stay in concealment; also, to be reticen...

Pen"sive (?) , a. [F. pensif , fr. penser to think, fr. L. pensare to weigh, ponder, consider, v. intens. fr. pendere to weigh. See Pension , Poise .] 1. Thoughtful, sober, or s...

2. One or more persons appointed or chosen, and commissioned to represent others, as in a convention, in Congress, etc.; the collective body of delegates; as, the delegation fro...

Dis`con*tin"u*ance (?) , n. 1. The act of discontinuing, or the state of being discontinued; want of continued connection or continuity; breaking off; cessation; interruption; a...

Hide (?) , v. t. [ imp. Hid (?) ; p. p. Hidden (?) , Hid ; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiding (?) .] [OE. hiden , huden , AS. h<?/dan ; akin to Gr. <?/, and prob. to E. house , hut , and pe...

Pan"the*ism (?) , n. [ Pan- + theism .] The doctrine that the universe, taken or conceived of as a whole, is God; the doctrine that there is no God but the combined force and la...

Pol"y*mer (?) , n. [See Polymeric .] (Chem.) Any one of two or more substances related to each other by polymerism; specifically, a substance produced from another substance by...

Vit"ri*fy (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Vitrified (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Vitrifying (?) .] [F. vitrifier ; L. vitrum glass + -ficare to make. See Vitreous , -fy .] To convert into,...

Syn. -- Approval; liking; sanction; consent; concurrence. -- Approbation , Approval . Approbation and approval have the same general meaning, assenting to or declaring as good,...

Im`por*tu"ni*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Importunities (#) . [L. importunitas unsuitableness, rudeness: cf. F. importunit\'82 .] The quality of being importunate; pressing or pertinacious...

Sap"wood` (?) , n. (Bot.) The alburnum, or part of the wood on any exogenous tree next to the bark, being that portion of the tree through which the sap flows most freely; -- di...

En`nui" (?) , n. [F., fr. L. in odio in hatred. See Annoy .] A feeling of weariness and disgust; dullness and languor of spirits, arising from satiety or want of interest; tedium.

Squeeze (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Squeezed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Squeezing .] [OE. queisen , AS. cw&emac;san , cw&ymac;san , cw\'c6san , of uncertain origin. The s- was probabl...

A*down" (#) , adv. [OE. adun , adoun , adune . AS. of d \'d4 ne off the hill. See Down .] From a higher to a lower situation; downward; down, to or on the ground. [Archaic] "Thr...

2. To use; to have in service; to cause to be engaged in doing something; -- often followed by in , about , on , or upon , and sometimes by to ; as: (a) To make use of, as an in...

En*ce"ni*a (?) , n. pl. [LL. encaenia , fr. Gr. <?/ a feast of dedication; <?/ in + <?/ new.] A festival commemorative of the founding of a city or the consecration of a church;...

En*fee"ble (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Enfeebled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Enfeebling (?) .] [OF. enfeblir , enfeiblir ; pref. en- (L. in ) + feble , F. faible , feeble. See Feeble ....

Meg"a*there (?) , Meg`a*the"ri*um (?) , n. [NL. megatherium , fr. Gr. me`gas great + thyri`on beast.] (Paleon.) An extinct gigantic quaternary mammal, allied to the ant-eaters a...

Thu"le (?) , n. [L. Thule , Thyle , Gr. <?/, <?/.] The name given by ancient geographers to the northernmost part of the habitable world. According to some, this land was Norway...

Ac*quire" (#) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Acquired (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Acquiring (#) .] [L. acquirere , acquisitum ; ad + quarere to seek for. In OE. was a verb aqueren , fr. the s...

Be*seem" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Beseemed (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Beseeming .] [Pref. be- + seem .] Literally: To appear or seem ( well , ill , best , etc.) for (one) to do or...

Com*peer" (?) , [OE. comper , through French fr. L. compar ; com- + par equal. See Peer an equal, and cf. 1st Compare .] An equal, as in rank, age, prowess, etc.; a companion; a...

De"ism (?) , n. [L. deus god: cf. F. d\'82isme . See Deity .] The doctrine or creed of a deist; the belief or system of those who acknowledge the existence of one God, but deny...

2. That which discourages; that which deters, or tends to deter, from an undertaking, or from the prosecution of anything; a determent; as, the revolution was commenced under ev...

High admiral , the chief admiral. -- High altar , the principal altar in a church. -- High and dry , out of water; out of reach of the current or tide; -- said of a vessel, agro...

I"dol (?) , n. [OE. idole , F. idole , L. idolum , fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ that which is seen, the form, shape, figure, fr. <?/ to see. See Wit , and cf. Eidolon .] 1. An image or...

Ol`la-po*dri"da (?) , n. [Sp., lit., a rotten pot. See Olio .] 1. A favorite Spanish dish, consisting of a mixture of several kinds of meat chopped fine, and stewed with vegetab...

Phonograms are of three kinds: (1) Verbal signs, which stand for entire words; (2) Syllabic signs, which stand for the articulations of which words are composed; (3) Alphabetic...

Sep"a*ra`tor (?) , n. [L.] One who, or that which, separates. Specifically: (a) (Steam Boilers) A device for depriving steam of particles of water mixed with it . (b) (Mining) A...

Sub`ter*ra"ne*an (?) , Sub`ter*ra"ne*ous (?) , a. [L. subterraneus ; sub under + terra earth. See Terrace .] Being or lying under the surface of the earth; situated within the e...

2. (Mus.) To force so much wind into a pipe that it produces an overtone, or a note higher than the natural note; thus, the upper octaves of a flute are produced by overblowing .

As*te`ri*oid"e*a (#) , As`ter*id"e*a (#) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ + -oid . See Asterias .] (Zo\'94l.) A class of Echinodermata including the true starfishes. The rays vary in...

Chough (?) , n. [OE. choughe , kowe (and cf. OE. ca ), fr. AS. ce\'a2 ; cf. also D. kauw , OHG. ch\'beha ; perh. akin to E. caw . \'fb22. Cf. Caddow .] (Zo\'94l.) A bird of the...

Land"wehr` (?) , n. [G., fr. land land, country + wehr defense.] That part of the army, in Germany and Austria, which has completed the usual military service and is exempt from...

Ap*pease" (#) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Appealed (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Appeasing .] [OE. apesen , apaisen , OF. apaisier , apaissier , F. apaiser , fr. a (L. ad ) + OF. pais peace,...

At best , in the utmost degree or extent applicable to the case; under the most favorable circumstances; as, life is at best very short. -- For best , finally. [Obs.] "Those con...

In`ter*vene" (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Intervened (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Intervening .] [L. intervenire , interventum , to intervene, to hinder; inter between + venire to come;...

5. Something having the form of a quill ; as: (a) The fold or plain of a ruff . (b) (Weaving) A spindle, or spool, as of reed or wood, upon which the thread for the woof is woun...

The anharmonic function or ratio of four points abcd on a straight line is the quantity ( ac/ad ):( bc/bd ) , where the segments are to regarded as plus or minus, according to t...

Ef*front"er*y (?) , n. ; pl. Effronteries (#) . [F. effronterie , fr. effront\'82 shameless, fr. L. effrons , -ontis , putting forth the forehead, i . e ., barefaced, shameless;...

Gleam , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Gleamed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Gleaming .] 1. To shoot, or dart, as rays of light; as, at the dawn, light gleams in the east .

Elliptic integral , one of an important class of integrals, occurring in the higher mathematics; -- so called because one of the integrals expresses the length of an arc of an e...

&hand; Walker's rule of pronouncing this prefix is, that the s ought always to be pronounced like z , when the next syllable is accented and begins with "a flat mute [ b , d , v...

Effectual calling (Theol.) , a doctrine concerning the work of the Holy Spirit in producing conviction of sin and acceptance of salvation by Christ, -- one of the five points of...

Du*fren"ite (?) , n. [From <?/<?/ierre Armand Dufr\'82noy , a French geologist.] (Min.) A mineral of a blackish green color, commonly massive or in nodules. It is a hydrous phos...

Im`per*sua"si*ble (?) , a. [Pref. im- not + persuasible : cf. OF. impersuasible .] Not persuasible; not to be moved by persuasion; inflexible; impersuadable. Dr. H. More . -- Im...

Scar"ab (?) , Scar"a*bee (?) , n. [L. scarabeus ; cf. F. scarab\'82e .] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of lamellicorn beetles of the genus Scarab\'91us , or family Scara...

Dis*qui"et , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disquieted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disquieting .] To render unquiet; to deprive of peace, rest, or tranquility; to make uneasy or restless; to disturb.

Pe`ri*o*dic"i*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Periodicities (#) . [Cf. F. p\'82riodicit\'82 .] The quality or state of being periodical, or regularly recurrent; as, the periodicity in the vit...

Wiz"en (?) , v. i. [OE. wisenen , AS. wisnian akin to weornian to decay, OHG. wesan<?/n to grow dry, G. ver wesen to rot, Icel. visna to wither, Sw. vissna , Dan. visne , and pr...

Fore*run"ner (?) , n. 1. A messenger sent before to give notice of the approach of others; a harbinger; a sign foreshowing something; a prognostic; as, the forerunner of a fever .

Department of the Interior , that department of the government of the United States which has charge of pensions, patents, public lands and surveys, the Indians, education, etc....

Nig"gle (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Niggled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Niggling (?) .] [Dim. of Prov. E. nig to clip money; cf. also Prov. E. nig a small piece.] To trifle with; to de...

Per*fec"tion (?) , n. [F. perfection , L. perfectio .] 1. The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing requisite is wanting; entire development; consummate...

3. An iron instrument having a jaw to fit a nut or the head of a bolt, and used as a lever to turn it with; a wrench; specifically, a wrench for unscrewing or tightening the cou...

Dis*so"ci*ate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dissociated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissociating .] [L. dissociatus , p. p. of dissociare to dissociate; dis- + sociare to unite, associate, s...

Ex*ci`to-mo"to*ry (?) , a. (Physiol.) Exciting motion; -- said of that portion of the nervous system concerned in reflex action, by which impressions are transmitted to a nerve...

Imp (?) , n. [OE. imp a graft, AS. impa ; akin to Dan. ympe , Sw. ymp , prob. fr. LL. impotus , Gr. <?/ engrafted, innate, fr. <?/ to implant; <?/ in + <?/ to produce; akin to E...

7. To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); to be intent upon; to mean; to design; to plan; to purpose; -- often followed by an infinitely with to , or a dependent c...

O`ver*look" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Overlooked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Overlooking .] 1. To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a highe...

Polled (?) , a. Deprived of a poll, or of something belonging to the poll. Specifically: (a) Lopped; -- said of trees having their tops cut off. (b) Cropped; hence, bald; -- sai...

Many of the Sophists doubdtless card not for truth or morality, and merely professed to teach how to make the worse appear the better reason; but there scems no reason to hold t...

Wheeze (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Wheezed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Wheezing .] [OE. whesen , AS. hw <?/ san (cf. Icel. hv\'91sa to hiss, Sw. hv\'84sa , Dan. hv\'91se ); akin to AS....

I was determined not to accept any fine speeches, to the compromise of that sex the belonging to which was, after all, my strongest claim and title to them. Lamb.

The fable of every poem is . . . simple or implex . it is called simple when there is no change of fortune in it; implex , when the fortune of the chief actor changes from bad t...

In"cho*ate (?) , a. [L. inchoatus , better incohatus , p. p. of incohare to begin.] Recently, or just, begun; beginning; partially but not fully in existence or operation; exist...

O`ver*freight" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Overfreighted ( Overfraught (?) , obs. ); p. pr. & vb. n. Overfreighting .] To put too much freight in or upon; to load too full, or to...

In*el"e*gant (?) , a. [L. inelegans : cf. F. in\'82l\'82gant . See In- not, and Elegant .] Not elegant; deficient in beauty, polish, refinement, grave, or ornament; wanting in a...

Ale"con`ner (#) , n. [ /Ale + con , OE. cunnen to test, AS. cunnian to test. See Con .] Orig., an officer appointed to look to the goodness of ale and beer; also, one of the off...

Im`pro*pe"ri*a (?) , n. pl. [L., reproaches.] (Mus.) A series of antiphons and responses, expressing the sorrowful remonstrance of our Lord with his people; -- sung on the morni...

Rhab"do*lith (?) , n. [Gr. "ra`bdos a rod + -lith .] A minute calcareous rodlike structure found both at the surface and the bottom of the ocean; -- supposed by some to be a cal...

Af*flic"tion (#) , n. [F. affliction , L. afflictio , fr. affligere .] 1. The cause of continued pain of body or mind, as sickness, losses, etc.; an instance of grievous distres...

Stunt (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Stunted (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stunting .] [See Stint .] To hinder from growing to the natural size; to prevent the growth of; to stint, to dwarf...

Dis*miss" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dismissed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Dismissing .] [L. dis- + missus , p. p. of mittere to send: cf. dimittere , OF. desmetre , F. d\'82mettre ....

For*sooth" (?) , adv. [AS. fors\'d3\'eb ; for , prep. + s\'d3\'eb sooth, truth. See For , prep ., and Sooth .] In truth; in fact; certainly; very well; -- formerly used as an ex...

In*ter"ro*gate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Interrogating (?) .] [L. interrogatus , p. p. of interrogare to ask; inter between + rogare to ask. See Rogation.] To question formally...

Sub"stance (?) , n. [F., fr. L. substantia , fr. substare to be under or present, to stand firm; sub under + stare to stand. See Stand .] 1. That which underlies all outward man...

1. To change the place of; to remove from the usual or proper place; to put out of place; to place in another situation; as, the books in the library are all displaced .

To do one's endeavor , to do one's duty; to put forth strenuous efforts to attain an object; -- a phrase derived from the Middle English phrase "to do one's dever " (duty). "Mr....

3. (Mus.) One of the principal means of securing unity and consistency in polyphonic composition; the repetition of essentially the same melodic theme, phrase, or motive, on dif...

Nu"chal (?) , a. [Cf. F. nucal .] (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the back, or nape, of the neck; -- applied especially to the anterior median plate in the carap...

Sweet alyssum . (Bot.) See Alyssum . -- Sweet apple . (Bot.) (a) Any apple of sweet flavor. (b) See Sweet-top . -- Sweet bay . (Bot.) (a) The laurel ( laurus nobilis ). (b) Swam...

Alexipharmac, Alexipharmacal <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. h...

To fence the tables (Scot. Church) , to make a solemn address to those who present themselves to commune at the Lord's supper, on the feelings appropriate to the service, in ord...

2. To accustom to regular and systematic action; to bring under control so as to act systematically; to train to act together under orders; to teach subordination to; to form a...

Out"rage (?) , n. [F. outrage ; OF. outre , oltre , beyond (F. outre , L. ultra ) + -age , as, in courage , voyage . See Ulterior .] 1. Injurious violence or wanton wrong done t...

Roric figures (Physics) , figures which appear upon a polished surface, as glass, when objects which have been near to, or in contact with, the surface are removed and the surfa...

Tet`ra*phar"ma*com (?) , Tet`ra*phar"ma*cum (?) , n. [NL. tetrapharmacon , L. tetrapharmacum , Gr. <?/; <?/ (see Tetra- ) + <?/ a drug.] (Med.) A combination of wax, resin, lard...

Com*pla"cent (?) , a. [L. complacens very pleasing, p. pr. of complacere ; com- + placere to please: cf. F. complaisant . See Please and cf. Complaisant .] Self-satisfied; conte...

Dis*trib"ute (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Distributed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Distributing .] [L. distributus , p. p. of distribuere to divide, distribute; dis- + tribuere to assign, gi...

Ir`re*deem"a*ble (?) , a. Not redeemable; that can not be redeemed; not payable in gold or silver, as a bond; -- used especially of such government notes, issued as currency, as...

Py*lo"rus (?) , n. ; pl. Pylori (#) . [L., fr. Gr. <?/ pylorus, gate keeper; <?/ a gate + <?/ watcher, guardian.] (Anat.) (a) The opening from the stomach into the intestine. (b...

Full , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Fulled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Fulling .] [OE. fullen , OF. fuler , fouler , F. fouler , LL. fullare , fr. L. fullo fuller, cloth fuller, cf. Gr. <?/ s...

2. To accustom by labor or suffering to endure with constancy; to strengthen; to stiffen; to inure; also, to confirm in wickedness or shame; to make unimpressionable. " Harden n...

Trip"ar*tite (?) , a. [L. tripartitus ; tri- (see Tri- ) + partitus , p. p. of partiri to part, to divide. See Part , v. i. ] 1. Divided into three parts; triparted; as, a tripa...

&hand; It is the practice of good writers to use the verbal noun (instead of the infinitive with to ) after commence ; as, he commenced studying , not he commenced to study .

Pre*med"i*tate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Premeditated (-t\'be`t?d) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Premeditating .] [L. praemeditatus , p. p. of praemeditari ; prae before + meditari to medi...

Dis*cul"pate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disculpated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disculpating .] [LL. disculpatus , p. p. of disculpare to disculpate; dis- + L. culpare to blame, culpa fau...

Per"i*wig (?) , n. [OE. perrwige , perwicke , corrupt. fr. F. perruque ; cf. OD. peruyk , from French. See Peruke , and cf. Wig .] A headdress of false hair, usually covering th...

Pryt"a*nis (?) , n. ; pl. Prytanes (#) . [L., fr. Gr. <?/.] (Gr. Antiq.) A member of one of the ten sections into which the Athenian senate of five hundred was divided, and to e...

Wul"fen*ite (?) , n. [So named after F. X. Wulfen , an Australian mineralogist.] (Min.) Native lead molybdate occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually tabular, and of a bright...

A narrow, straight path by the water's side, very unhandsome for an army to pass that way, though they found not a man to keep the passage. Sir T. North.

&hand; Fruit is frequently used adjectively, signifying of , for , or pertaining to a fruit or fruits ; as, fruit bud; fruit frame; fruit jar; fruit knife; fruit loft; fruit sho...

Tri*sect" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Trisected ; p. pr. & vb. n. Trisecting .] [Pref. tri- + L. sectus , p. p. of secare to cut. See Section .] 1. To cut or divide into three pa...

In`ter*me"di*ate (?) , a. [Pref. inter- + mediate : cf. F. interm\'82diat .] Lying or being in the middle place or degree, or between two extremes; coming or done between; inter...

Bayonet clutch (Mach.) , a clutch in which connection is made by means of bayonets attached to arms sliding on a feathered shaft. The bayonets slide through holes in a crosshead...

Field sparrow , Fox sparrow , etc. See under Field , Fox , etc. -- Sparrow bill , a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a sparable. -- Sparrow hawk . (Zo\'94l.) (a) A small Europe...

Ag"gran*dize (#) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Aggrandized (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Aggrandizing (#) .] [F. agrandir ; \'85 (L. ad ) + grandir to increase, L. grandire , fr. grandis great...

In*case" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Incased (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Incasing .] [F. encaisser ; pref. en- (L. in ) + caisse case. See Case a box, and cf. Encase , Enchase .] To in...

In despite , in defiance of another's power or inclination. -- In despite of , in defiance of; in spite of. See under Spite . "Seized my hand in despite of my efforts to the con...

Pre*tend"er (?) , n. 1. One who lays claim, or asserts a title (to something); a claimant. Specifically, The pretender (Eng. Hist.) , the son or the grandson of James II., the h...

Be*hoof" (?) , n. [OE. to bihove for the use of, AS. beh<?/f advantage, a word implied in beh<?/fl\'c6c necessary; akin to Sw. behof , Dan. behov , G. behuf , and E. heave , the...

Hemp (?) , n. [OE. hemp , AS. henep , h\'91nep ; akin to D. hennep , OHG. hanaf , G. hanf , Icel. hampr , Dan. hamp , Sw. hampa , L. cannabis , cannabum , Gr. <?/, <?/; cf. Russ...

Per`noc*ta"tion (?) , n. [L. pernoctatio , fr. pernoctare to stay all night; per + nox , noctis , night.] The act or state of passing the whole night; a remaining all night. " P...

Angular distance , the distance made at the eye by lines drawn from the eye to two objects. -- Lunar distance . See under Lunar . -- North polar distance (Astron.) , the distanc...

2. The state or the manner of being disposed or arranged; distribution; arrangement; order; as, the disposition of the trees in an orchard; the disposition of the several parts...

In*ex"o*ra*ble (?) , a. [L. inexorabilis : cf. F. inexorable . See In- not, and Exorable , Adore .] Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer; firm; determined; unyield...

Pal*my"ra (?) , n. (Bot.) A species of palm ( Borassus flabelliformis ) having a straight, black, upright trunk, with palmate leaves. It is found native along the entire norther...

Fer"rous (?) , a. [Cf. F. ferreux . See Ferreous .] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, iron; -- especially used of compounds of iron in which the iron has its lower valence...

Dis*tin"guish (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Distinguished (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Distinguishing .] [F. distinguer , L. distinguere , distinctum ; di- = dis- + stinguere to quench, e...

Mac`ro*chi"res (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.<?/ long + <?/ hand.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of birds including the swifts and humming birds. So called from the length of the distal par...

In*dig"ni*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Indignities (#) . [L. indignitas : cf. F. indignit\'82 . See Indign .] Any action toward another which manifests contempt for him; an offense against...

Pre*hen"sile (?) , a. [L. prehensus , p. p. of prehendere to lay hold of, seize; pre- (equiv. to prae before) + hendere (in comp.), akin to E . get : cf. F. pr\'82hensile . See...

In`cu*nab"u*lum (?) , n. ; pl. Incunabula (#) . [L. incunabula cradle, birthplace, origin. See 1st In- , and Cunabula .] A work of art or of human industry, of an early epoch; e...

An`a*mor"pho*sis (#) , n. [Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to form anew; <?/ again + <?/ to form; <?/ form.] 1. (Persp.) A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a...

Dis*fran"chise (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disfranchised (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disfranchising .] [Cf. Diffranchise .] To deprive of a franchise or chartered right; to dispossess...

Ex`tra*ter`ri*to`ri*al"i*ty (?) , n. The state of being beyond the limits of a particular territory ; esp. (Internat. Law) , a fiction by which a public minister, though actuall...

Di*shev"el (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disheveled (?) or Dishevelled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disheveling or Dishevelling .] [OF. descheveler , F. d\'82cheveler , LL. discapillare ; dis...

1. (Chron.) Inserted or introduced among others in the calendar; as, an intercalary month, day, etc. ; -- now applied particularly to the odd day (Feb. 29) inserted in the calen...

Il`le*gal"i*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Illegalities (#) . [Cf. F. ill\'82galit\'82 .] The quality or condition of being illegal; unlawfulness; as, the illegality of trespass or of false...

Sal <Xpage= Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X . See Illust . 4, under Cross . (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub ( Ascyrum Crux-Andr\'91 , the petals...

Whit"en (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Whitened (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Whitening .] [OE. whitenen ; cf. Icel. hv\'c6tna .] To grow white; to turn or become white or whiter; as, the h...

Con*trib"u*to*ry (?) , a. Contributing to the same stock or purpose; promoting the same end; bringing assistance to some joint design, or increase to some common stock; contribu...

Mi*nu"ti*a , n. ; pl. Minuti\'91 (-&emac;) . [L., fr. minutus small, minute. See 4th Minute .] A minute particular; a small or minor detail; -- used chiefly in the plural.

Scimiter pods (Bot.) , the immense curved woody pods of a leguminous woody climbing plant ( Entada scandens ) growing in tropical India and America. They contain hard round flat...

Dis*ap`pro*ba"tion (?) , n. [Pref. dis- + approbation : cf. F. d\'82sapprobation . Cf. Disapprove .] The act of disapproving; mental condemnation of what is judged wrong, unsuit...

Im*mer"sion (?) , n. [L. immersio ; cf. F. immersion .] 1. The act of immersing, or the state of being immersed; a sinking within a fluid; a dipping; as, the immersion of Achill...

2. That which gives trouble, embarrassment, or uneasiness; disadvantage; anything that disturbs quiet, impedes prosperity, or increases the difficulty of action or success; as,...

Pom"pa*no (?) , n. [Sp. p\'a0mpano .] [Written also pampano .] (Zo\'94l.) 1. Any one of several species of marine fishes of the genus Trachynotus , of which four species are fou...

In"got (?) , n. [Prob. from AS. in in + ge\'a2tan to pour: cf. F. linglot , LL. lingotus a mass of gold or silver, extended in the manner of a tongue, and G. einguss , LG. & OE....

De*sire" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Desired (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Desiring .] [F. d\'82sirer , L. desiderare , origin uncertain, perh. fr. de- + sidus star, constellation, and h...

Free"man (?) , n. ; pl. Freemen (#) . [AS. fre\'a2man ; fre\'a2 free + mann man.] 1. One who enjoys liberty, or who is not subject to the will of another; one not a slave or vas...

Plac`o*der"mi (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a tablet + <?/ skin.] (Paleon.) An extinct group of fishes, supposed to be ganoids. The body and head were covered with large...

Per*spec"tive (?) , a. [L. perspicere , perspectum , to look through; per + spicere , specere , to look: cf. F. perspectif ; or from E. perspective , n. See Spy , n. ] 1. Of or...

En*ti"tle (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Entitled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Entitling (?) .] [OF. entituler , F. intituler , LL. intitulare , fr. L. in + titulus title. See Title , and...

Per*chro"mic (?) , a. [Pref. per- + chromic .] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a certain one of the highly oxidized compounds of chromium, which has a deep blue color, an...

De*flect"or (?) , n. (Mech.) That which deflects, as a diaphragm in a furnace, or a come in a lamp (to deflect and mingle air and gases and help combustion).

Pre*cip"i*tate (?) , a. [L. praecipitatus , p. p. of praecipitare to precipitate, fr. praeceps headlong. See Precipice .] 1. Overhasty; rash; as, the king was too precipitate in...

Mul*tan"gu*lar (?) , a. [L. multangulus ; multus much, many + angulus angle: cf. F. multangulaire .] Having many angles. -- Mul*tan"gu*lar*ly , adv. -- Mul*tan"gu*lar*ness , n.

Un*less" (?) , conj. [Formerly, onles , onlesse , onlesse that , that is, in less, in a less case. See On , and Less .] Upon any less condition than (the fact or thing stated in...

Cir*cum"flu*ent (?) , Cir*cum"flu*ous (?) , a. [L. circumfluere , p. pr. of circumfluere ; circum + fluere to flow; also L. circumfluus .] Flowing round; surrounding in the mann...

Em"bro*cate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Embrocated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Embrocating .] [NL. embrocatus , p. p. of embrocare ; cf. Gr. <?/ lotion, fomentation, fr. <?/ to foment;...

3. (Chem. & Opt.) Not active; inert; esp., not exhibiting any action or activity on polarized light; optically neutral; -- said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in disti...

Mendicant orders (R. C. Ch.) , certain monastic orders which are forbidden to acquire landed property and are required to be supported by alms, esp. the Franciscans, the Dominic...

To cast in one's lot with , to share the fortunes of. -- To cast lots , to use or throw a die, or some other instrument, by the unforeseen turn or position of which, an event is...

In`com*men"su*ra*ble (?) , a. [Pref. in- not + commensurable : cf. F. incommensurable .] Not commensurable; having no common measure or standard of comparison; as, quantities ar...

2. To open, as anything covered or close; to lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development; to display; to disclose; to reveal...

Un*bal"anced (?) , a. [In senses 1 and 2, pref. un- not + balanced ; in sense 3, 1st pref. un- + balance .] 1. Not balanced; not in equipoise; having no counterpoise, or having...

Bib`li*o*graph"ic (?) , Bib`li*o*graph"ic*al (?) , a. [Cf. F. bibliographique .] Pertaining to bibliography, or the history of books. -- Bib`li*o*graph"ic*al*ly , adv.

Quad"ri*ceps (?) , n. [NL., fr. L. qyattuor four + caput head.] (Anat.) The great extensor muscle of the knee, divided above into four parts which unite in a single tendon at th...

In*fold" (?n-f?ld\'b6) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Infolded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Infolding .] [Pref. in- in + fold .] [Written also enfold .] 1. To wrap up or cover with folds; to envel...

Syn. -- Dissembler , Hypocrite . A person is called a dissembler with reference to his concealment of his real character, and a hypocrite with reference to his assumption of a f...

Sniff (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Sniffed (?) or Snift ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sniffing .] [OE. sneven ; akin to snivel , snuff ; cf. Dan. snive to sniff. See Snuff , v. t. ] To draw a...

Per*tuse" (?) , Per*tused" (?) , a. [L. pertusus , p.p. of pertundere to beat or thrust through, to bore through; per + tundere to beat: cf. F. pertus . Cf. Pierce .] Punched; p...

Pred`e*ces"sor (?; 277) , n. [L. praedecessor ; prae before + decessor one who withdraws from the province he has governed, a retiring officer (with reference to his successor),...

Recurring decimal (Math.) , a circulating decimal. See under Decimal . -- Recurring series (Math.) , an algebraic series in which the coefficients of the several terms can be ex...

Sajou <Xpage= Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X . See Illust . 4, under Cross . (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub ( Ascyrum Crux-Andr\'91 , the petal...

Hep"ta*chord (?) , n. [Gr. "epta`xordos seven-stringed; "epta` seven + xordh` chord: cf. F. heptacorde . See Seven , and Chord .] 1. (Anc. Mus.) (a) A system of seven sounds. (b...

Threat (?) , n. [AS. <?/re\'a0t , akin to \'be <?/re\'a2tan to vex, G. ver driessen , OHG. ir driozan , Icel. <?/rj\'d3ta to fail, want, lack, Goth. us <?/riutan to vex, to trou...

Mul"ti*tude (?) , n. [F. multitude , L. multitudo , multitudinis , fr. multus much, many; of unknown origin.] 1. A great number of persons collected together; a numerous collect...

Tran`spi*ra"tion (?) , n. [F. transpiration .] 1. (Physiol.) The act or process of transpiring or excreting in the form of vapor; exhalation, as through the skin or other membra...

Un*couth" (?) , a. [OE. uncouth , AS. unc<?/<?/ unknown, strange: un- (see Un- not) + c<?/<?/ known, p. p. of cunnan to know. See Can to be able, and cf. Unco , Unked .] 1. Unkn...

Sag"it*to*cyst (?) , n. [See Sagitta , and Cyst .] (Zo\'94l.) A defensive cell containing a minute rodlike structure which may be expelled. Such cells are found in certain Turbe...

Un*rul"y (?) , a. [ Compar. Unrulier (<?/) , superl. Unruliest .] [Pref. un- not + rule . Cf. Ruly .] Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbul...

Rosemaloes <Xpage= Cabbage rose , China rose , etc. See under Cabbage , China , etc. -- Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy , under Corn . -- Infantile rose (Med.) , a variety of ro...

Redemptible <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band...

Rosicrucian <Xpage= Cabbage rose , China rose , etc. See under Cabbage , China , etc. -- Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy , under Corn . -- Infantile rose (Med.) , a variety of r...

Mi"sle (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Misled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Misling (?) .] [Prop. mistle , fr. mist . Cf. Mistle , Mizzle .] To rain in very fine drops, like a thick mist; to...

Un*char"i*ta*ble (?) , a. Not charitable; contrary to charity; severe in judging; harsh; censorious; as, uncharitable opinions or zeal . Addison . -- Un*char"i*ta*ble*ness , n....

Ab`ju*ra"tion (#) , n. [L. abjuratio : cf. F. abjuration .] 1. The act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath; as, abjuration of the realm, a sworn banishment, an...

Ex*pro"pri*ate (?) , v. t. [L. ex out, from + proprius one's own: cf. F. exproprier .] To put out of one's possession; to surrender the ownership of; also, to deprive of possess...

In"con*dite (?; 277) , a. [L. inconditus ; pref. in- not + conditus , p. p. of condere to put or join together. See Condition .] Badly put together; inartificial; rude; unpolish...

Rosewood <Xpage= Cabbage rose , China rose , etc. See under Cabbage , China , etc. -- Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy , under Corn . -- Infantile rose (Med.) , a variety of rose...

Dis`em*bogue" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disembogued (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disemboguing .] [Sp. desembocar ; pref. des- (L. dis- ) + embocar to put into the mouth, fr. en (L. in...

It requires a long and powerful counter sympathy in a nation to untwine the ties of custom which bind a people to the established and the old. Sir W. Hamilton.

Mis`cel*la"ne*ous (?) , a. [L. miscellaneus mixed, miscellaneous, fr. miscellus mixed, fr. miscere to mix. See Mix , and cf. Miscellany .] Mixed; mingled; consisting of several...

Rosette <Xpage= Cabbage rose , China rose , etc. See under Cabbage , China , etc. -- Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy , under Corn . -- Infantile rose (Med.) , a variety of roseo...

Un*e"qual (?) , a. [Cf. Inequal .] 1. Not equal; not matched; not of the same size, length, breadth, quantity, strength, talents, acquirements, age, station, or the like; as, th...

2. (Biol.) Not symmetrical; being without symmetry, as the parts of a flower when similar parts are of different size and shape, or when the parts of successive circles differ i...

Rosmarine <Xpage= Cabbage rose , China rose , etc. See under Cabbage , China , etc. -- Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy , under Corn . -- Infantile rose (Med.) , a variety of ros...

Unabolishable Unabsolvable Unabsurd Unabundant Unaccordant Unadoptable Unadventurous Unaffable Unaffectionate Unafraid Unalliable Unallowablew Unalterable Unambiguous Unambitiou...

Red <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The la...

3. A tax or tallage; in Wales, an honorary gift of the people to a new king or prince of Wales; also, a tribute paid, in the country palatine of Chester, England, at the change...

Salam <Xpage= Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X . See Illust . 4, under Cross . (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub ( Ascyrum Crux-Andr\'91 , the petal...

Roseal <Xpage= Cabbage rose , China rose , etc. See under Cabbage , China , etc. -- Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy , under Corn . -- Infantile rose (Med.) , a variety of roseol...

Un*clasp" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + clasp .] To loose the clasp of; to open, as something that is fastened, or as with, a clasp; as, to unclasp a book; to unclasp one's heart .

Rosenm\'81ller's organ <Xpage= Cabbage rose , China rose , etc. See under Cabbage , China , etc. -- Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy , under Corn . -- Infantile rose (Med.) , a v...

2. (Naut.) To remove or detach, as any part or implement, from its proper position or connection when in use; as, to unship an oar; to unship capstan bars; to unship the tiller .

Roselite <Xpage= Cabbage rose , China rose , etc. See under Cabbage , China , etc. -- Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy , under Corn . -- Infantile rose (Med.) , a variety of rose...

Redargue <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. T...

Rose-cut <Xpage= Cabbage rose , China rose , etc. See under Cabbage , China , etc. -- Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy , under Corn . -- Infantile rose (Med.) , a variety of rose...

Redemptorist <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red ban...

Redden <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The...

Rosefish <Xpage= Cabbage rose , China rose , etc. See under Cabbage , China , etc. -- Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy , under Corn . -- Infantile rose (Med.) , a variety of rose...

Roster <Xpage= Cabbage rose , China rose , etc. See under Cabbage , China , etc. -- Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy , under Corn . -- Infantile rose (Med.) , a variety of roseol...

Redactor <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. T...

Rostrate, Rostrated <Xpage= Cabbage rose , China rose , etc. See under Cabbage , China , etc. -- Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy , under Corn . -- Infantile rose (Med.) , a vari...

Redeye <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The...

Redemise <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. T...

Rosier <Xpage= Cabbage rose , China rose , etc. See under Cabbage , China , etc. -- Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy , under Corn . -- Infantile rose (Med.) , a variety of roseol...

Roset <Xpage= Cabbage rose , China rose , etc. See under Cabbage , China , etc. -- Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy , under Corn . -- Infantile rose (Med.) , a variety of roseola...

Rostellate <Xpage= Cabbage rose , China rose , etc. See under Cabbage , China , etc. -- Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy , under Corn . -- Infantile rose (Med.) , a variety of ro...

Rosiny <Xpage= Cabbage rose , China rose , etc. See under Cabbage , China , etc. -- Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy , under Corn . -- Infantile rose (Med.) , a variety of roseol...

Redeemability <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red ba...

Rose-pink <Xpage= Cabbage rose , China rose , etc. See under Cabbage , China , etc. -- Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy , under Corn . -- Infantile rose (Med.) , a variety of ros...

Rose-rial <Xpage= Cabbage rose , China rose , etc. See under Cabbage , China , etc. -- Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy , under Corn . -- Infantile rose (Med.) , a variety of ros...

Rosin <Xpage= Cabbage rose , China rose , etc. See under Cabbage , China , etc. -- Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy , under Corn . -- Infantile rose (Med.) , a variety of roseola...

Redbreast <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band....

Redfinch <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. T...

Un*prec"e*dent*ed (?) , a. Having no precedent or example; not preceded by a like case; not having the authority of prior example; novel; new; unexampled. -- Un*prec"e*dent*ed*l...

Rosebud <Xpage= Cabbage rose , China rose , etc. See under Cabbage , China , etc. -- Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy , under Corn . -- Infantile rose (Med.) , a variety of roseo...

Redeliver <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band....

Redemptionary <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red ba...

Redemptionist <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red ba...

Reddish <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. Th...

Reddour <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. Th...

Redditive <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band....

Ross <Xpage= Cabbage rose , China rose , etc. See under Cabbage , China , etc. -- Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy , under Corn . -- Infantile rose (Med.) , a variety of roseola....

Redcap <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The...

Redde <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The...

Redelivery <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band....

Redeemableness <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red b...

R\'82dacteur <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red ban...

Rost <Xpage= Cabbage rose , China rose , etc. See under Cabbage , China , etc. -- Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy , under Corn . -- Infantile rose (Med.) , a variety of roseola....

Redbelly <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. T...

Redeless <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. T...

Redeposit <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band....

Redemand <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. T...

Redempture <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band....

Redargutory <Xpage= Red admiral (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta ) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band...

Salep <Xpage= Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X . See Illust . 4, under Cross . (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub ( Ascyrum Crux-Andr\'91 , the petal...

Salary <Xpage= Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X . See Illust . 4, under Cross . (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub ( Ascyrum Crux-Andr\'91 , the peta...

3. (Mus.) The theme or subject; a leading phrase or passage which is reproduced and varied through the course of a comor a movement; a short figure, or melodic germ, out of whic...

Un*nes"es*sa*ry (?) , a. Not necessary; not required under the circumstances; unless; needless; as, unnecessary labor, care, or rigor . -- Un*nes"es*sa*ri*ly (#) , adv. -- Un*ne...

Salacity <Xpage= Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X . See Illust . 4, under Cross . (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub ( Ascyrum Crux-Andr\'91 , the pe...

&hand; In monarchies, the killing of the sovereign, or an attempt to take his life, is treason. In England, to imagine or compass the death of the king, or of the queen consort,...

Grom"met (?) , n. [F. gourmette curb, curb chain, fr. gourmer to curb, thump, beat; cf. Armor. gromm a curb, gromma to curb.] 1. A ring formed by twisting on itself a single str...

1. A low, soft, sibilant voice or utterance, which can be heard only by those near at hand; voice or utterance that employs only breath sound without tone, friction against the...

Sandpiper <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification,...

Sandalwood <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification...

Sandstone <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification,...

Sand <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification, for...

Sane <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification, for...

Sanguinaria <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortificatio...

Sandwich <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification,...

Sandiver <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification,...

Sanguinary <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification...

Sandal <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification, fo...

Sandworm <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification,...

Sandarach, Sandarac <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fort...

Sanderling <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification...

Sandy <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification, for...

Sandwich <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification,...

Sandix <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification, fo...

Sanded <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification, fo...

Sanga, Sangu <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortificati...

Sandhiller <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification...

Sanguification <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortifica...

Sandfish <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification,...

Sandre <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification, fo...

Sangaree <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification,...

Sandman <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification, f...

Sand-blind <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification...

Sandemanian <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortificatio...

Sandnecker <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification...

Sanguiferous <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortificati...

Sanders <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification, f...

Sang-froid <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification...

Sandaled <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification,...

Sandiness <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification,...

Sandpaper <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification,...

Sandwort <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification,...

Sandbagger <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification...

Sandemanianism <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortifica...

Sandpaper <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification,...

Sangraal, Sangreal <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in forti...

Sanguifluous <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortificati...

Sanguify <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification,...

Sandglass <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification,...

Sandpit <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification, f...

Sandal <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification, fo...

Sandaliform <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortificatio...

Sandish <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification, f...

Sanguigenous <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortificati...

Sanguinariness <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortifica...

Sanguinaceous <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortificat...

Sanguinarily <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortificati...

Saneness <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification,...

Sanguifier <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification...

Sandal <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification, fo...

Sandever <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification,...

Sandyx <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification, fo...

Sangiac <Xpage= Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification, f...

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Zyg`a*poph"y*sis (?) , n. ; pl. Zygapophyses (#) . [Gr. <?/ a yoke + E. apophysis .] (Anat.) One of the articular processes of a vertebra, of which there are usually four, two a...