The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 860
5. To be in session; as, school keeps to-day . [Colloq.]
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 continue to advance. -- To keep to , to adhere strictly to; not to neglect or deviate from; as, to keep to old customs; to keep to a rule; to keep to one's word or promise . -- To keep up , to remain unsubdued; also, not to be confined to one's bed.
Keep <Xpage=810>
Keep , n. 1. The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge.
Chaucer.
Pan, thou god of shepherds all, Which of our tender lambkins takest keep . Spenser.
2. The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case; as, to be in good keep .
3. The means or provisions by which one is kept; maintenance; support; as, the keep of a horse .
Grass equal to the keep of seven cows. Carlyle.
I performed some services to the college in return for my keep . T. Hughes.
4. That which keeps or protects; a stronghold; a fortress; a castle; specifically, the strongest and securest part of a castle, often used as a place of residence by the lord of the castle, especially during a siege; the donjon. See Illust . of Castle .
The prison strong, Within whose keep the captive knights were laid. Dryden.
The lower chambers of those gloomy keeps . Hallam.
I think . . . the keep , or principal part of a castle, was so called because the lord and his domestic circle kept , abode, or lived there. M. A. Lower.
5. That which is kept in charge; a charge. [Obs.]
Often he used of his keep A sacrifice to bring. Spenser.
6. (Mach.) A cap for retaining anything, as a journal box, in place.
To take keep , to take care; to heed. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Keeper <Xpage=810>
Keep"er (?) , n. 1. One who, or that which, keeps; one who, or that which, holds or has possession of anything.
2. One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a prison and the charge of prisoners.
3. One who has the care, custody, or superintendence of anything; as, the keeper of a park, a pound, of sheep, of a gate, etc. ; the keeper of attached property; hence, one who saves from harm; a defender; a preserver.
The Lord is thy keeper . Ps. cxxi. 6.
4. One who remains or keeps in a place or position.
Discreet; chaste; keepers at home. Titus ii. 5.
5. A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object in place; as: (a) The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock protrudes, when shot. (b) A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger. (c) A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end of the strap.
6. A fruit that keeps well; as, the Roxbury Russet is a good keeper .
Downing.
Keeper of the forest (O. Eng. Law) , an officer who had the principal government of all things relating to the forest. -- Keeper of the great seal , a high officer of state, who has custody of the great seal. The office is now united with that of lord chancellor. [Eng.] -- Keeper of the King's conscience , the lord chancellor; -- a name given when the chancellor was an ecclesiastic. [Eng.] -- Keeper of the privy seal (styled also lord privy seal ), a high officer of state, through whose hands pass all charters, pardons, etc., before they come to the great seal. He is a privy councillor, and was formerly called clerk of the privy seal . [Eng.] -- Keeper of a magnet , a piece of iron which connects the two poles, for the purpose of keeping the magnetic power undiminished; an armature.
Keepership <Xpage=810>
Keep"er*ship (?) , n. The office or position of a keeper.
Carew.
Keeping <Xpage=810>
Keep"ing , n. 1. A holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation.
His happiness is in his own keeping . South.
2. Maintenance; support; provision; feed; as, the cattle have good keeping .
The work of many hands, which earns my keeping . Milton.
3. Conformity; congruity; harmony; consistency; as, these subjects are in keeping with each other .
4. (Paint.) Harmony or correspondence between the different parts of a work of art; as, the foreground of this painting is not in keeping .
Keeping room , a family sitting room. [New Eng. & Prov. Eng.]
Syn. -- Care; guardianship; custody; possession.
Keepsake <Xpage=810>
Keep"sake` (?) , n. Anything kept, or given to be kept, for the sake of the giver; a token of friendship.
Keesh <Xpage=810>
Keesh (?) , n. See Kish .
Keeve <Xpage=810>
Keeve (?) , n. [AS. c<?/f , fr. L. cupa a tub, cask; also, F. cuve . Cf. Kive , Coop .] 1. (Brewing) A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub.
Ure.
2. (Bleaching) A bleaching vat; a kier.
3. (Mining) A large vat used in dressing ores.
Keeve <Xpage=810>
Keeve , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Keeved (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Keeving .] 1. To set in a keeve, or tub, for fermentation.
2. To heave; to tilt, as a cart. [Prov. Eng.]
Keever <Xpage=810>
Keev"er (?) , n. See Keeve , n.
Keffe-kil <Xpage=810>
Kef"fe-kil (?) , n. (Min.) See Kiefekil .
Keg <Xpage=810>
Keg (?) , n. [Earlier cag , Icel. kaggi ; akin to Sw. kagge .] A small cask or barrel.
Keilhau-ite <Xpage=810>
Keil"hau-ite (?) , n. (Min.) A mineral of a brownish black color, related to titanite in form. It consists chiefly of silica, titanium dioxide, lime, and yttria.
Keir <Xpage=810>
Keir (?) , n. See Kier .
Keitloa <Xpage=810>
Keit*lo"a (?) , n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) A black, two-horned, African rhinoceros ( Atelodus keitloa ). It has the posterior horn about as long as the anterior one, or even longer.
Keld <Xpage=810>
Keld (?) , a. [Cf. Cavl .] Having a kell or covering; webbed. [Obs.]
Drayton.
Kele <Xpage=810>
Kele (?) , v. t. [See Keel to cool.] To cool. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Kell <Xpage=810>
Kell (?) , n. A kiln. [Obs.]
Kell <Xpage=810>
Kell , n. [A modification of kale .] A sort of pottage; kale. See Kale , 2.
Ainsworth.
Kell <Xpage=810>
Kell , n. [Cf. Caul .] 1. The caul; that which covers or envelops as a caul; a net; a fold; a film. [Obs.]
I'll have him cut to the kell . Beau. & Fl.
2. The cocoon or chrysalis of an insect.
B. Jonson.
Keloid <Xpage=810>
Ke"loid (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ tumor + -oid .] (Med.) Applied to a variety of tumor forming hard, flat, irregular excrescences upon the skin. -- n. A keloid tumor.
Kelotomy <Xpage=810>
Ke*lot"o*my (?) , n. (Med.) See Celotomy .
Kelp <Xpage=810>
Kelp (?) , n. [Formerly kilpe ; of unknown origin.] 1. The calcined ashes of seaweed, -- formerly much used in the manufacture of glass, now used in the manufacture of iodine.
2. (Bot.) Any large blackish seaweed.
&hand; Laminaria is the common kelp of Great Britain; Macrocystis pyrifera and Nereocystis Lutkeana are the great kelps of the Pacific Ocean.
Kelp crab (Zo\'94l.) , a California spider crab ( Epialtus productus ), found among seaweeds, which it resembles in color. -- Kelp salmon (Zo\'94l.) , a serranoid food fish ( Serranus clathratus ) of California. See Cabrilla .
Kelpfish <Xpage=810>
Kelp"fish` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A small California food fish ( Heterostichus rostratus ), living among kelp. The name is also applied to species of the genus Platyglossus .
Kelpie, Kelpy <Xpage=810>
Kel"pie , Kel"py , n. ; pl. Kelpies (#) . [Cf. Gael. cailpeach , calpach , colpach , a heifer, steer, colt, colpa a cow or horse.] (Scotch Myth.) An imaginary spirit of the waters, horselike in form, vulgarly believed to warn, by preternatural noises and lights, those who are to be drowned.
Jamieson.
Kelpware <Xpage=810>
Kelp"ware` (?) , n. Same as Kelp , 2.
Kelson <Xpage=810>
Kel"son (?) , n. See Keelson .
Sir W. Raleigh.
Kelt <Xpage=810>
Kelt (?) , n. See Kilt , n.
Jamieson.
Kelt <Xpage=810>
Kelt , n. [Cf. Icel. kult quilt.] Cloth with the nap, generally of native black wool. [Scot.]
Jamieson.
Kelt <Xpage=810>
Kelt , n. A salmon after spawning. [Scot.]
Kelt <Xpage=810>
Kelt , n. Same as Celt , one of Celtic race.
Kelter <Xpage=810>
Kel"ter (?) , n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. cealt clothes, Gael. cealltair spear, castle, cause, Prov. E. kilter tool, instrument. Cf. Kilt .] Regular order or proper condition. [Written also kilter .] [>Colloq.]
If the organs of prayer be out of kelter or out of tune, how can we pray? Barrow. <-- now most commonly out of kilter -->
Keltic <Xpage=810>
Kelt"ic (?) , a. & n. Same as Celtic , a. & n.
Kemb <Xpage=810>
Kemb (?) , n. t. [ imp. & p. p. Kembed (?) or Kempt (<?/); p. pr. & vb. n. Kembing .] [OE. kemben , AS. cemban , fr. camb comb.] To comb. [Obs.]
His longe hair was kembed behind his back. Chaucer.
Kemelin <Xpage=810>
Kem"e*lin (?) , n. [Cf. Prov. E. kemlin , kimlin , kimmel , a salting tub, any tub, kembing a brewing tub, G. kumme bowl, basin, W. cwmman a tub, brewing tub.] A tub; a brewer's vessel. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Kemp, Kempty <Xpage=810>
Kemp (?) , Kemp"ty (?) , n. Coarse, rough hair wool or fur, injuring its quality.
Kempe <Xpage=810>
Kem"pe (?) , a. Rough; shaggy. [Obs.] " Kempe hairs."
Chaucer.
Kemps <Xpage=810>
Kemps (?) , n. pl. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) The long flower stems of the ribwort plantain ( Plantago Lanceolata ).
Dr. Prior.
Kempt <Xpage=810>
Kempt (?) , p. p. of Kemb .
B. Jonson.
Ken <Xpage=810>
Ken (?) , n. [Perh. from kennel .] A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves. [Slang, Eng.]
Ken <Xpage=810>
Ken , n. t. [ imp. & p. p. Kenned (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Kenning .] [OE. kennen to teach, make known, know, AS. cennan to make known, proclaim, or rather from the related Icel. kenna to know; akin to D. & G. kennen to know, Goth. kannjan to make known; orig., a causative corresponding to AS. cunnan to know, Goth. kunnan . &root;45. See Can to be able, Know .] 1. To know; to understand; to take cognizance of. [Archaic or Scot.]
2. To recognize; to descry; to discern . [Archaic or Scot.] "We ken them from afar."
Addison
'T is he. I ken the manner of his gait. Shak.
Ken <Xpage=810>
Ken , v. i. To look around. [Obs.]
Burton.
Ken <Xpage=810>
Ken , n. Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge. "Beyond his ken ."
Longfellow.
Above the reach and ken of a mortal apprehension. South.
It was relief to quit the ken And the inquiring looks of men. Trench.
Kendal green, ∨ Kendal <Xpage=810>
Ken"dal green` (?) , ∨ Ken"dal . A cloth colored green by dye obtained from the woad-waxen, formerly used by Flemish weavers at Kendal , in Westmoreland, England.
J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
How couldst thou know these men in Kendal green ? Shak.
Kennel <Xpage=810>
Ken"nel (?) , n. [See Channel , Canal .] The water course of a street; a little canal or channel; a gutter; also, a puddle.
Bp. Hall.
Kennel <Xpage=810>
Ken"nel , n. [OE. kenel , (assumed) OF. kenil , F. chenil , LL. canile , fr. L. canis a dog. Cf. Canine .] 1. A house for a dog or for dogs, or for a pack of hounds.
A dog sure, if he could speak, had wit enough to describe his kennel . Sir P. Sidney.
2. A pack of hounds, or a collection of dogs.
Shak.
3. The hole of a fox or other beast; a haunt.
Kennel <Xpage=810>
Ken"nel , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Kenneled (?) or Kennelled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Kennelling .] To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox.
The dog kenneled in a hollow tree. L'Estrange.
Kennel <Xpage=810>
Ken"nel , v. t. To put or keep in a kennel.
Thomson.
Kennel coal <Xpage=810>
Ken"nel coal` (?) . See Cannel coal .
Kenning <Xpage=810>
Ken"ning (?) , n. [See Ken , v. t. ] 1. Range of sight. [Obs.]
Bacon.
2. The limit of vision at sea, being a distance of about twenty miles.
Keno <Xpage=810>
Ke"no (?) , n. [F. quine five winning numbers, fr. L. quini five each, quinque five. See Five .] A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered. [U. S.]
Kenogenesis <Xpage=810>
Ken`o*gen"e*sis (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ new + E. genesis .] (Biol.) Modified evolution, in which nonprimitive characters make their appearance in consequence of a secondary adaptation of the embryo to the peculiar conditions of its environment; -- distinguished from palingenesis . [Written also c\'91nogenesis .]
Kenogenetic <Xpage=810>
Ken`o*ge*net"ic (?) , a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to kenogenesis; as, kenogenetic processes . -- Ken`o*ge*net"ic*al*ly (#) , adv.
Kenspeckle <Xpage=810>
Ken"spec`kle (?) , a. Having so marked an appearance as easily to be recognized. [Scot.]
Kent bugle <Xpage=810>
Kent" bu"gle (?) . [Probably named after a Duke of Kent .] (Mus.) A curved bugle, having six finger keys or stops, by means of which the performer can play upon every key in the musical scale; -- called also keyed bugle , and key bugle .
Moore.
Kentle <Xpage=810>
Ken"tle (?) , n. [From Quintal .] (Com.) A hundred weight; a quintal.
Kentledge <Xpage=810>
Kent"ledge (?) , n. [OF. cant edge, corner, D. kant . See Cant edge, angle.] (Naut.) Pigs of iron used for ballast. [Written also kintlidge .]
Kentucky <Xpage=810>
Ken*tuck"y (?) , n. One of the United States.
Kentucky blue grass (Bot.) , a valuable pasture and meadow grass ( Poa pratensis ), found in both Europe and America. See under Blue grass . -- Kentucky coffee tree (Bot.) , a tall North American tree ( Gymnocladus Canadensis ) with bipinnate leaves. It produces large woody pods containing a few seeds which have been used as a substitute for coffee. The timber is a very valuable.
Kephalin <Xpage=810>
Keph"a*lin (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ the head.] (Physiol. Chem.) One of a group of nitrogenous phosphorized principles, supposed by Thudichum to exist in brain tissue.
Kept <Xpage=810>
Kept (?) , imp. & p. p. of Keep .
Kept mistress , a concubine; a woman supported by a man as his paramour.
Keramic <Xpage=810>
Ke*ram"ic (?) , a. Same as Ceramic .
Keramics <Xpage=810>
Ke*ram"ics (?) , n. Same as Ceramics .
Keramographic <Xpage=810>
Ker`a*mo*graph"ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ tile + graph + ic .] Suitable to be written upon; capable of being written upon, as a slate; -- said especially of a certain kind of globe.
Scudamore.
Kerana <Xpage=810>
Ke*ra"na (?) , n. (Mus.) A kind of long trumpet, used among the Persians. Moore (Encyc. of Music) .
Kerargyrite <Xpage=810>
Ke*rar"gy*rite (?) , n. See Cerargyrite .
Kerasin <Xpage=810>
Ker"a*sin (?) , n. (Physiol. Chem.) A nitrogenous substance free from phosphorus, supposed to be present in the brain; a body closely related to cerebrin.
Kerasine <Xpage=810>
Ker"a*sine (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ horn.] Resembling horn; horny; corneous.
Keratin <Xpage=810>
Ker"a*tin (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, horn.] (Physiol. Chem.) A nitrogenous substance, or mixture of substances, containing sulphur in a loose state of combination, and forming the chemical basis of epidermal tissues, such as horn, hair, feathers, and the like. It is an insoluble substance, and, unlike elastin, is not dissolved even by gastric or pancreatic juice. By decomposition with sulphuric acid it yields leucin and tyrosin, as does albumin. Called also epidermose . <-- a sulfur-containing fibrous proein. -->
Keratitis <Xpage=810>
Ker`a*ti"tis (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, horn + -itis .] (Med.) Inflammation of the cornea.
Keratode <Xpage=810>
Ker"a*tode (?) , n. See Keratose .
Keratogenous <Xpage=810>
Ker`a*tog"e*nous (?) , a. [Gr. <?/, <?/, horn + -genous .] Producing horn; as, the keratogenous membrane within the horny hoof of the horse .
Keratoidea <Xpage=810>
Ker`a*toi"de*a (?) , n. pl. [NL., from Gr. <?/, <?/, horn + -oid .] (Zo\'94l.) Same as Keratosa .
Keratome <Xpage=810>
Ker"a*tome (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ horn + <?/ to cut.] (Surg.) An instrument for dividing the cornea in operations for cataract.
Keratonyxis <Xpage=810>
Ker`a*to*nyx"is (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, horn + <?/ puncture.] (Med.) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye, and breaking up the opaque mass.
Keratophyte <Xpage=810>