The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 862
Keyed bugle . See Kent bugle .
Keyhole <Xpage=810>
Key"hole` (?) , n. 1. A hole or apertupe in a door or lock, for receiving a key.
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.
Keyhole limpet (Zo\'94l.) , a marine gastropod of the genus Fissurella and allied genera. See Fissurella . -- Keyhole saw , a narrow, slender saw, used in cutting keyholes, etc., as in doors; a kind of compass saw or fret saw. -- Keyhole urchin (Zo\'94l.) , any one of numerous clypeastroid sea urchins, of the genera Melitta , Rotula , and Encope ; -- so called because they have one or more perforations resembling keyholes.
Keynote <Xpage=810>
Key"note` (?) , n. 1. (Mus.) The tonic or first tone of the scale in which a piece or passage is written; the fundamental tone of the chord, to which all the modulations of the piece are referred; -- called also key tone .
2. The fundamental fact or idea; that which gives the key; as, the keynote of a policy or a sermon .
Keyseat <Xpage=810>
Key"seat` (?) , v. t. To form a key seat, as by cutting. See Key seat , under Key .
Keystone <Xpage=810>
Key"stone` (?) , n. (Arch.) The central or topmost stone of an arch. This in some styles is made different in size from the other voussoirs, or projects, or is decorated with carving. See Illust . of Arch .
Keystone State , the State of Pennsylvania; -- so called from its having been the central State of the Union at the formation of the Constitution.
Key tone <Xpage=810>
Key" tone` (?) . (Mus.) See Keynote .
Keyway <Xpage=810>
Key"way` (?) , n. See Key way , under Key .
Khaliff <Xpage=810>
Kha"liff (?) , n. See Caliph .
Khamsin <Xpage=810>
Kham*sin` (?) , n. Same as Kamsin .
Khan <Xpage=810>
Khan (?) , n. [Pers. & Tart. kh \'be n. ] [Also kan , kaun .] A king; a prince; a chief; a governor; -- so called among the Tartars, Turks, and Persians, and in countries now or formerly governed by them.
Khan <Xpage=810>
Khan , n. [Per. kh \'be n , kh\'benah , house, tent, inn.] An Eastern inn or caravansary. [Written also kawn .]
Khanate <Xpage=810>
Khan*ate (<?/) , n. Dominion or jurisdiction of a khan .
Khaya <Xpage=810>
Kha"ya (?) , n. (Bot.) A lofty West African tree ( Khaya Senegalensis ), related to the mahogany, which it resembles in the quality of the wood. The bark is used as a febrifuge.
Khedive <Xpage=810>
Khe`dive" (?) , n. [F. kh\'82dive , Pers. khediw a prince.] A governor or viceroy; -- a title granted in 1867 by the sultan of Turkey to the ruler of Egypt.
Khenna <Xpage=810>
Khen"na (?) , n. See Henna .
Kholah <Xpage=810>
Kho"lah (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The Indian jackal.
Kholsun <Xpage=810>
Khol"sun (<?/) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The dhole .
Khutbah <Xpage=810>
Khut"bah (?) , n. [Ar.] An address or public prayer read from the steps of the pulpit in Mohammedan mosques, offering glory to God, praising Mohammed and his descendants, and the ruling princes.
Kiabooca wood <Xpage=810>
Ki`a*boo"ca wood` (?) . See Kyaboca wood .
Kiang <Xpage=810>
Ki*ang" (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The dziggetai.
Kibble <Xpage=810>
Kib"ble (?) , v. t. To bruise; to grind coarsely; as, kibbled oats . [Prov.Eng.]
Halliwell.
Kibble <Xpage=810>
Kib"ble , n. A large iron bucket used in Cornwall and Wales for raising ore out of mines. [Prov. Eng.] [Written also kibbal .]
Kibblings <Xpage=810>
Kib"blings (?) , n. pl. Portions of small fish used for bait on the banks of Newfoundland.
Kibe <Xpage=810>
Kibe (?) , n. [W. cib + gwst pain, sickness.] A chap or crack in the flesh occasioned by cold; an ulcerated chilblain. "He galls his kibe ."
Shak.
Kibed <Xpage=810>
Kibed (?) , a. Chapped; cracked with cold; affected with chilblains; as kibed heels.
Beau. & Fl.
Kibitka <Xpage=810>
Ki*bit"ka (?) , n. ; pl. Kibitkas (<?/) . [Russ.] 1. A tent used by the Kirghiz Tartars.
2. A rude kind of Russian vehicle, on wheels or on runners, sometimes covered with cloth or leather, and often used as a movable habitation.
Kiblah <Xpage=810>
Kib"lah (<?/) , n. See Keblah .
Kiby <Xpage=810>
Kib"y (?) , a. Affected with kibes.
Skelton.
Kichil <Xpage=810>
Kich"il (?) ,. [Obs.] See Kechil .
Chaucer.
Kick <Xpage=810>
Kick (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Kicred (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Kicking .] [W. cicio , fr. cic foot.] To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.
He [Frederick the Great] kicked the shins of his judges. Macaulay.
To kick the beam , to fit up and strike the beam; -- said of the lighter arm of a loaded balance; hence, to be found wanting in weight. Milton . -- To kick the bucket , to lose one's life; to die. [Colloq. & Low]
Kick <Xpage=810>
Kick , v. i. 1. To thrust out the foot or feet with violence; to strike out with the foot or feet, as in defense or in bad temper; esp., to strike backward, as a horse does, or to have a habit of doing so. Hence, figuratively: To show ugly resistance, opposition, or hostility; to spurn.
I should kick , being kicked. Shak.
2. To recoil; -- said of a musket, cannon, etc. <-- also kicj back -->
Kick <Xpage=810>
Kick , n. 1. A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with the foot.
A kick , that scarce would more a horse, May kill a sound divine. Cowper.
2. The projection on the tang of the blade of a pocket knife, which prevents the edge of the blade from striking the spring. See Illust . of Pocketknife .
3. (Brickmaking) A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick.
4. The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged.
Kickable <Xpage=810>
Kick"a*ble (?) , a. Capable or deserving of being kicked. "A kickable boy."
G. Eliot.
Kickapoos <Xpage=810>
Kick`a*poos" (?) , n. pl. ; sing. Kickapoo (<?/) . (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians which formerly occupied the region of Northern Illinois, allied in language to the Sacs and Foxes.
<-- kickback. n. recoil, of a gun or machine, as in older automobile engines when started by turning a crank. 2. a secret, and usually illegal, payment, by a recipient of money paid for goods or services, to a facilitator of the transaction, of a portion of that money. -->
Kicker <Xpage=810>
Kick"er , n. One who, or that which, kicks.
Kickshaw <Xpage=810>
Kick"shaw` (?) , n. See Kickshaws , the correct singular.
Kickshaws <Xpage=810>
Kick"shaws` (?) , n. ; pl . Kickshawses (#) [Corrupt. fr. F. guelgue chose something, fr. L. gualis of what kind (akin to E. which ) + suffix -guam + causa cause, in LL., a thing. See Which , and Cause .] 1. Something fantastical; any trifling, trumpery thing; a toy.
Art thou good at these kickshawses ! Shak.
2. A fancy dish; a titbit; a delicacy.
Some pigeons, . . . a joint of mutton, and any pretty little tiny kickshaws . Shak.
Cressy was lost by kickshaws and soup-maigre. Fenton.
Kickshoe <Xpage=810>
Kick"shoe` (?) , n. A kickshaws.
Milton.
Kicksy-wicksy, Kicky-wisky <Xpage=810>
Kick"sy-wick`sy (?) , Kick"y-wisk`y (?) , n. That which is restless and uneasy.
&hand; Kicky-wicky , or, in some editions, Kicksy-wicksy , is applied contemptuously to a wife by Shakespeare, in "All's Well that Ends Well," ii. 3, 297.
Kicksy-wicksy <Xpage=810>
Kick"sy-wick`sy , a. Fantastic; restless; as, kicksy-wicksy flames .
Nares.
Kickup <Xpage=810>
Kick"up (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The water thrush or accentor. [Local, West Indies]
Kid <Xpage=810>
Kid (?) , n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. ki<?/ , Dan. & Sw. kid ; akin to OHG. kizzi , G. kitz , kitz chen, kitz lein.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) A young goat.
The . . . leopard shall lie down with the kid . Is. xi. 6 .
2. A young child or infant; hence, a simple person, easily imposed on. [Slang]
Charles Reade.
3. A kind of leather made of the skin of the young goat, or of the skin of rats, etc.
4. pl. Gloves made of kid. [Colloq. & Low]
5. A small wooden mess tub; -- a name given by sailors to one in which they receive their food.
Cooper.
Kid <Xpage=810>
Kid , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Kidded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Kidding .] To bring forth a young goat.
Kid <Xpage=810>
Kid , n. [Cf. W. cidysen .] A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze. [Prov. Eng.]
Wright.
Kid <Xpage=810>
Kid , p. p. of Kythe . [Obs.]
Gower. Chaucer.
Kid <Xpage=810>
Kid , v. t. See Kiddy , v. t. [Slang]
Kidde <Xpage=810>
Kid"de (?) , imp. of Kythe . [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Kidderminster <Xpage=810>
Kid"der*min`ster (?) , n. A kind of ingrain carpeting, named from the English town where formerly most of it was manufactured.
Kiddier <Xpage=810>
Kid"di*er (?) , n. [Cf. OSw. kyta to truck.] A huckster; a cadger. [Obs.]
Halliwell.
Kiddle <Xpage=810>
Kid"dle (?) , n. [Cf. LL. kidellus , Armor. ki\'beel ] A kind of basketwork wear in a river, for catching fish. [Improperly spelled kittle .]
Kiddow <Xpage=810>
Kid"dow (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The guillemot. [Written also kiddaw .] [Prov. Eng.]
Kiddy <Xpage=810>
Kid"dy (?) , v. t. To deceive; to outwit; to hoax. [Slang]
Dickens.
Kiddy <Xpage=810>
Kid"dy , n. A young fellow; formerly, a low thief. [Slang, Eng.]
Kiddyish <Xpage=810>
Kid"dy*ish , a. Frolicsome; sportive. [Slang]
Kidfox <Xpage=810>
Kid"fox` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) A young fox
Shak.
Kidling <Xpage=810>
Kid"ling (?) , n. [ Kid + -ling : cf. Sw. kidling .] A young kid.
Kidnap <Xpage=810>
Kid"nap` (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Kidnaped (?) or Kidnapped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Kidnaping or Kidnapping .] [ Kid a child + Prov. E. nap to seize, to grasp. Cf. Knab , Knap , Nab .] To take (any one) by force or fear, and against one's will, with intent to carry to another place.
Abbott.
You may reason or expostulate with the parents, but never attempt to kidnap their children, and to make proselytes of them. Whately.
&hand; Originally used only of stealing children, but now extended in application to any human being, involuntarily abducted.
Kidnaper, ∨ Kidnapper <Xpage=810>
Kid"nap`er (?) , ∨ Kid"nap`per , n. One who steals or forcibly carries away a human being; a manstealer.
Kidney <Xpage=810>
Kid"ney (?) , n. ; pl. Kidneys (#) . [OE. kidnei , kidnere , from Icel. koi<?/r belly, womb (akin to Goth. gipus , AS. cwip womb) + OE. nere kidney; akin to D. nier , G. niere , OHG. nioro , Icel. n<?/ra , Dan. nyre , Sw. njure , and probably to Gr. (<?/) Cf. Kite belly.]
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1. (Anat.) A glandular organ which excretes urea and other waste products from the animal body; a urinary gland.
&hand; In man and in other mammals there are two kidneys, one each side of vertebral column in the back part of the abdomen, each kidney being connected with the bladder by a long tube, the ureter, through which the urine is constantly excreted into the bladder to be periodically discharged.
2. Habit; disposition; sort; kind.
Shak.
There are in later other decrees, made by popes of another kidney . Barrow.
Millions in the world of this man's kidney . L'Estrange.
Your poets, spendthrifts, and other fools of that kidney , pretend, forsooth, to crack their jokes on prudence. Burns.
&hand; This use of the word perhaps arose from the fact that the kidneys and the fat about them are an easy test of the condition of an animal as to fatness. "Think of that, -- a man of my kidney ; -- . . . as subject to heat as butter."
Shak.
3. A waiter . [Old Cant]
Tatler.
Floating kidney . See Wandering kidney , under Wandering . -- Kidney bean (Bot.) , a sort of bean; -- so named from its shape. It is of the genus Phaseolus ( P. vulgaris ). See under Bean . -- Kidney ore (Min.) , a variety of hematite or iron sesquioxide, occurring in compact kidney-shaped masses. -- Kidney stone . (Min.) See Nephrite , and Jade . -- Kidney vetch (Bot.) , a leguminous herb of Europe and Asia ( Anthyllis vulneraria ), with cloverlike heads of red or yellow flowers, once used as a remedy for renal disorders, and also to stop the flow of blood from wounds; lady's-fingers.
Kidney-form, Kidney-shaped <Xpage=813>
Kid"ney-form` (?) , Kid"ney-shaped` (?) , a. Having the form or shape of a kidney; reniform; as, a kidney-shaped leaf .
Gray.
Kidneywort <Xpage=813>
Kid"ney*wort` (?) , n. (Bot.) (a) A kind of saxifrage (Saxifrage stellaris) . (b) The navelwort.
Kie <Xpage=813>
Kie (?) , n. pl. [Cf. Kee .] Kine; cows. [Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
Kiefekil <Xpage=813>
Kie"fe*kil (?) , n. [Per. keff foam, scum + gil clay, mud.] (Min.) A species of clay; meerschaum. [Also written keffekil .]
Kier <Xpage=813>
Kier (?) , n. [Icel. ker a tub.] (Bleaching) A large tub or vat in which goods are subjected to the action of hot lye or bleaching liquor; -- also called keeve .
Kieselguhr <Xpage=813>
Kie"sel*guhr` (?) , n. [G., fr. kiesel flint + guhr an earthy deposit or sediment in water.] Siliceous earth; specifically, porous infusorial earth, used as an absorbent of nitroglycerin in the manufacture of dynamite.
Kieserite <Xpage=813>
Kie"ser*ite (?) . n. [Named after Prof. Kieser , of Jena.] (Min.) Hydrous sulphate of magnesia found at the salt mines of Stassfurt, Prussian Saxony.
Kieve <Xpage=813>
Kieve (?) , n. See Keeve , n.
Kike <Xpage=813>
Kike (?) , v. i. [Cf. D. kijken , Sw. kika .] To gaze; to stare. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Kike <Xpage=813>
Kike (?) , v. t. & i. To kick [Obs.]
Chaucer.
<-- kike n. derogatory name for a jew. -->
Kilderkin <Xpage=813>
Kil"der*kin (?) , n. [OD. kindeken , kinneken , a small barrel, orig., a little child, fr. kind child; akin to G. kind , and to E. kin .] A small barrel; an old liquid measure containing eighteen English beer gallons, or nearly twenty-two gallons, United States measure. [Written also kinderkin .]
Kill <Xpage=813>
Kill (?) , n. A kiln. [Obs.]
Fuller.
Kill <Xpage=813>
Kill , n. [D. kil .] A channel or arm of the sea; a river; a stream; as, the channel between Staten Island and Bergen Neck is the Kill van Kull, or the Kills ; -- used also in composition; as, Schuyl kill , Cats kill , etc.
Kill <Xpage=813>
Kill , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Killed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Killing .] [OE. killen , kellen , cullen , to kill, strike; perh. the same word as cwellen , quellen , to kill (cf. Quell ), or perh. rather akin to Icel. kolla to hit in the head, harm, kollr top, summit, head, Sw. kulle , D. kollen to kill with the ax.] 1. To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means; to render inanimate; to put to death; to slay.
Ah, kill me with thy weapon, not with words ! Shak.
2. To destroy; to ruin; as, to kill one's chances; to kill the sale of a book. "To kill thine honor."
Shak.
Her lively color kill'd with deadly cares. Shak.
3. To cause to cease; to quell; to calm; to still; as, in seamen's language, a shower of rain kills the wind .
Be comforted, good madam; the great rage, You see, is killed in him. Shak.
4. To destroy the effect of; to counteract; to neutralize; as, alkali kills acid .
To kill time , to busy one's self with something which occupies the attention, or makes the time pass without tediousness.
Syn. -- To murder; assassinate; slay; butcher; destroy. -- To Kill , Murder , Assassinate . To kill does not necessarily mean any more than to deprive of life. A man may kill another by accident or in self-defense, without the imputation of guilt. To murder is to kill with malicious forethought and intention. To assassinate is to murder suddenly and by stealth. The sheriff may kill without murdering ; the duelist murders , but does not assassinate his antagonist; the assassin kills and murders .
Killdee, Killdeer <Xpage=813>
Kill"dee` (?) , Kill"deer` (?) , n. [So named from its notes.] (Zo\'94l.) A small American plover ( \'92gialitis vocifera ).
&hand; It is dark grayish brown above; the rump and upper tail coverts are yellowish rufous; the belly, throat, and a line over the eyes, white; a ring round the neck and band across the breast, black.
Killer <Xpage=813>
Kill"er (?) , n. 1. One who deprives of life; one who, or that which, kills.
2. (Zo\'94l.) A voracious, toothed whale of the genus Orca , of which several species are known.